Also, with the rise in immigration, and the baby boom, religion declined in Australia. When this occurred, there was a campaign from political action for the return of government assistance, and on July 16, 1962, Catholic schools in and around Goulburn closed, with only 640 out of 1350 students able to be enrolled in public schools. After the Goulburn strike, and due to the 1973 Karmel Report, there was a shift in government attitudes, with the Whitlam government reversing government non-involvement. Also, the changing society of Australia, with changes in technology, culture, and teaching methods, meant the Catholic school system also changed. The doctrinal and devotional curriculum practices transformed, becoming kerygmatic approaches, experimental and then shared praxis practices, before finally settling down to the present outcome based/educational curriculum practices of today. More importantly, Catholic schools opened their doors to non-Catholic students, with the requirement that they must attend Religious Education, to learn about the Catholic religion, but with the added criteria that these students are not compulsorily required to share the faith or religious beliefs of the Catholic school system. That, perhaps, is the greatest change in the Catholic school curriculum of all. 2. Discuss the principles you would use to prepare and lead a ritual for students of primary school age. Use particular examples to illustrate your discussion.
When preparing and leading a ritual for primary students, there are several principles that need to be identified to assist in the aforementioned preparation. The first principle is to identify the ritual itself, and to translate it for your students so that they know a) what the ritual is, b) why the ritual is important, c) what the ritual is celebrating, and d) why they need to be a part of it. The diagram below can be used to assist the teacher in these respects, helping them to translate for the students, and assisting the students in their interpretations of the ritual.
