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 answer: The child is not forced to pray or follow a specific tradition. It is simply a moment of silence, and the school does not intervene in its content. Parents instruct their children on how to use this time. On the contrary, forbidding any mention of the Creator in schools deprives children of the opportunity to learn about Him. If they hear nothing about faith at school or home, they are denied access to this knowledge.
-Some argue that such practices are better suited to synagogues than schools. It is unacceptable that children spend their school years accumulating knowledge about trivial matters and, at best, are trained to become doctors or lawyers, yet are not taught how to be moral individuals. Teaching them that there is a “watchful eye and listening ear” is fundamental.
+Some argue that such practices are better suited to [[Synagogue|synagogues]] than schools. It is unacceptable that children spend their school years accumulating knowledge about trivial matters and, at best, are trained to become doctors or lawyers, yet are not taught how to be moral individuals. Teaching them that there is a “watchful eye and listening ear” is fundamental.
 Specifically in school, in the place where we educate our youth, we must institute a Moment of Silence<ref>From the Sicha of Yud Tes Kislev 5745 (1984) - Based Only on the Notes of the Listeners</ref>.