Teaching in a public school today is far more complicated than it was in the mid-1950s. At that time, rural communities tended to be more homogeneous. Immigrants in major cities also tended to assimilate into well-established ethnic and religious neighborhoods, with each group sending their children to attend the local public school. The cultural landscape of public school communities has changed significantly from that time period. Today, public schools are much more culturally diverse and the students' religious traditions included Catholic, Pentecostal, Hindu, and Muslim, as well as those whose families did not hold any formal religious beliefs. And while the makeup of this community was much more complex than its 1950s' counterpart, it offered rich learning opportunities vital to the democracy as these young children came to understand the cultural experiences of their classmates and neighbors. Although public school teachers can't practice their faith in the classroom, it's still part of who they are. This article discusses how teachers can balance their religious beliefs with their job.