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MINDFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM: Should Public Schools Teach Meditation and Yoga?
SUPPORTERS ARGUE
Meditation and yoga can help students learn patience and compassion while relieving stress and improving focus. Neither practice is inherently religious, and appropriately trained instructors can teach both in an entirely secular fashion. Mindfulness programs can help students develop crucial life skills that traditional educational curricula do not.
OPPONENTS ARGUE
Meditation and yoga both have religious roots, and religion has no place in public school classrooms. Parents who practice Christianity and other faiths have a right to know that their children are not being exposed to Eastern spirituality while at school. Scientists have not adequately studied the effects of meditation on developing brains.
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