Friday, December 22, 2006
Grooming Apparatchiks - Got to catch them young.
Sorry for not posting on this at the time, but better late than never. The Times reported here on Wednesday 20/12/2006 about a primary school exercise in where children were told that Father Christmas did not exist.
Now whilst I can understand the ire of the parents being focussed on this aspect, really the reporter has no excuse for missing the other issues: "The worksheet handed to the Year 5 pupils said “many small children believe in Santa” but that his letters were actually handled by an official at the Post Office. ... the pupils were then asked to compose a reply to one of the “small children” explaining why a request for presents was being turned down." I mean just what sort of Christmas exercise is this? What other worksheets are included in the series? I can imagine one like this:
"You are an official working in the council considering objections to parking tickets. Mrs Jones has been issued incorrectly with a ticket, explain to her why you can't cancel it."
Or how about: "You are an official working for NICE, explain to Mrs Jones why the drugs she needs will not be available. Compose a different letter, granting the drugs and explaning the first letter as a mistake, in case the media gets wind of this."
I suppose for those that enjoy and excel at these "exercises" a more advanced range might be available, based on examples of (socialist (national or not)) state triumphs over humanity from throughout the 20th century.
Maybe I'm considered too cynical, but: "Their parents, some unbelievers themselves, had to explain why not everything that you are taught in school may be true." With all the politically correct and revisionist views circulating the so called "education system" this is something I'd have ensured the children knew before they started attending school.
Now whilst I can understand the ire of the parents being focussed on this aspect, really the reporter has no excuse for missing the other issues: "The worksheet handed to the Year 5 pupils said “many small children believe in Santa” but that his letters were actually handled by an official at the Post Office. ... the pupils were then asked to compose a reply to one of the “small children” explaining why a request for presents was being turned down." I mean just what sort of Christmas exercise is this? What other worksheets are included in the series? I can imagine one like this:
"You are an official working in the council considering objections to parking tickets. Mrs Jones has been issued incorrectly with a ticket, explain to her why you can't cancel it."
Or how about: "You are an official working for NICE, explain to Mrs Jones why the drugs she needs will not be available. Compose a different letter, granting the drugs and explaning the first letter as a mistake, in case the media gets wind of this."
I suppose for those that enjoy and excel at these "exercises" a more advanced range might be available, based on examples of (socialist (national or not)) state triumphs over humanity from throughout the 20th century.
Maybe I'm considered too cynical, but: "Their parents, some unbelievers themselves, had to explain why not everything that you are taught in school may be true." With all the politically correct and revisionist views circulating the so called "education system" this is something I'd have ensured the children knew before they started attending school.
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