do not believe that Catholics and Protestants should be fighting against each other in those ways. They believe that they should all get along.Father Faul disagrees with integrated schools, because he feels that children will lose their cultural and religious identity. Things such as Irish history may not be presented in the same way as if it were presented to a child in a Catholic School. Children will not lose their identity argue Cranmore parents. Grainne McGee says that the children will not lost their identity but rather gain a stronger identity through the awareness of different cultures. The opposition stresses the social price those have to pay in order to make a small effort toward peace.The film emphasizes the impact education has on peace amid rivaling communities. These parents been through and have fallen victim to the psychological effects of sectarian violence. They do not want their children to live through the same bitterness and hatred they grew up with. It is a small beginning but a small beginning is better than no beginning. It is successful through the parents. As long as the parents support the school and their ideas, it will strive. Its a search for peace through education, a factor that the United States had to face as well.It might be a small turnout, but it has proved to be a victory. Towards the end of the Cranmore year, more were applying for the school, or transferring their children out of Protestant or Catholic schools in order to enroll them in Cranmore. Their enrollment has become so high, that they are now attempting to find another building to support the influx of new students.During the times of the The Troubles little hope is better than none. With all the sectarian violence enveloping these communities such as Belfast, a little hope can mean a lot. The parents of Cranmore realize this and continue to do everything they can to provide their children as well as their community with this ...
