Teacher told my child that child is not a Muslim

So much for child protection!

I can only hope it was a misunderstanding or your child misheard her.

If not then of course it sounds weird. As in 'I have a very pre-prescribed idea about what Muslims look/dress like and if someone doesn't fit that description then I will not believe they are Muslim'. It seems a very ignorant thing for a teacher to say!

Surely if a child says what religion they are then teacher just agrees. It's not exactly up for debate is it? And the teacher shouldn't be telling the kids what faith they are/are not!

Yes.

Sorry, cross post. I get it now 👍

Yes teachers can have prejudices just like the rest of the population. One of my kids heard a teacher she liked and respected telling the class something completely wrong about Catholicism. She was old enough to just speak to the teacher quietly after the lesson. Obviously different for a four year old.

Oh right. Do you mean the g sound like grow not giant?

Giant - soft G. Like a J. Like Jillian.

Goal - hard G. Like Monty Python's Terry Gillian.

Zhillian - what you are thinking of.

Jillian would be like a soft G wouldn't it.

You really believe there’s no Islamophobic teachers in the UK? There’s just as many in the schools as there are people on this platform.

Right, I've lived in England all my life and never heard it pronounced with a soft G. Would that be like a French pronunciation.?
School friends, colleagues, neighbours..all Gillian with a hard G , as if it's spelled Jillian.

I can't decide whether to report some of these posts or leave them so everyone can see the thinly disguised bile being aimed at the OP.

Obviously I kitted him out in the full furry suit.

Roar

30 odd kids in class, some of them with very limited skills. They have no concept of time, they are tiny. Some poor teacher is supposed to micro manage every single conversation.
My son identified as a lion at 4. He was one in his head.

When DS was in reception class I asked a teacher about something very concerning that he told me she'd said. She smiled and asked if I (can't remember the details but it was something daft like kept a pet melon or only ate peas) I said no, and she said: 'Tell you what - I won't believe every unlikely thing your child tells me about you if you don't believe every unlikely thing they tell you about me.'

Wow, just googled this.

Agree, the OP does need to be quite careful not to fall into an "US" and "THEM" viewpoint. Tolerance and Mutual Respect springs to mind, the UK (if that is where you are), while being traditionally Christian is also now a multi-faith, multicultural country.

Also, the reacher is teaching their child to read, write etc so they should be f#@*ing grateful instead of nit-picking over a misunderstanding.

I was telling at school how excited I was that my brother was coming home for the weekend from the army. The teacher called me silly and correct me that it was my dad, not my brother. I said that it is my brother. She said it was impossible and I was confused. She was corrected at the pick up.

Gillian.

What's the name?

When I was 5 we had moved from scotland to england. We were doing parents names and I told the teacher my mum's name and she told me that wasnt how you pronounce it and refused to believe me when I said yes it was. It is often pronounced with a hard G in scotland but almost exclusively with a soft G in england. So I can totally believe a teacher believing they know best.

That 4 year old must have one hell of a memory and amazing language skills.

Kids at that age say all sorts of bizaree things so how do you know its true?

Even if it is, we are a non-religious household and my DD frequently used to affiliate herself with various religions in order to fit in so maybe perhaps the teacher thought your DD was doing similar? My DD did claim to be Muslim for quite a while because her lovely TA was Musilm.

That said, it sounds like she possibly could have looked at the colour of your DD's skin and made a judgement based on that? Is this what you're implying? If this is the case, it's not great but I'd just drop it into conversation that you are.

Wow this is nasty, you may have a discrimination case on your hands here. Either that or it is a misunderstanding.

Have a chat with the teacher. I'm not saying that your daughter was lying but at that age it's very easy to be confused and it could be a misunderstanding. If the teacher isn't aware of your child's faith, this is a chance to make sure they're aware. Please don't start the school year with an us v them mentality, you're all on the same side.

a) that's three things.

b) how do you know?