In memory of

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

In memory of

Samuel Paty

How can teachers and students talk about this together in a constructive, appropriate and respectful way?

Do you think that the fact that Samuel Paty was a teacher had something to do with the extend of the impact of the event on people?

Latest Terror Attack in France Sparks Anger, Fear 

                                                                          (Voa News, October 18, 2020)

Can you identify groups of people who have become more afraid in the wake of the murder on Samuel Paty? 

In pairs: Think of at least three or four groups and explain their reasons of their growing fears.

The Guardian                                                     

The risk, as is usual after a jihadist attack, is the destructive feedback loop that it creates. It is never just one individual that death cults seek to kill. Their aim is to foment hatred. Already, the French government has announced plans to deport 213 foreigners on a watchlist. Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party, and other rivals to Mr Macron’s right, will push him to go further, encouraging the public to salve its wounds by demanding a collective punishment and stirring up hostility to refugees and migrants.

The priority will be to track down any accomplices or supporters of Mr Paty’s killer. But Mr Macron must not allow his anti-extremism policies to be derailed by psychopathic ideology. He was right to say recently that the challenge is “to fight against those who go off the rails in the name of religion” while protecting other French Muslims. It is tragic that the events of last Friday have made that difficult task even harder.

Oct 19, 2020

Summarise these paragraphs in three or four sentences, using your own words. Compare your text to that of your neighbours'.

Submit your summaries.

I think freedom of speech is

1. unimportant
2. important
3. very important
4. no opinion

I think freedom of religion is

1. unimportant
2. important
3. very important
4. no opinion

I think that "Separation of church and state" is an inextricable guiding principle of our constitutional state.

1. I disagree
2. I agree
3. I fully agree
4. No opinion

I think that teachers should be abe to talk about everything in schools without any reservations.

1. No, they should always avoid sensitive topics
2. Yes, but not in a disrespectful way
3. Yes, it should be free from any censorship
4. No opinion

So, is there anything you would like to talk about, that hasn't been discussed yet?