On 26/04/2011 14:32, Brent wrote:
You are obviously the sort of person who likes to 'investigate'
things for
yourself (and learn from your own mistakes) - but, unfortunately,
that is
not how the UK educational system works these days. Britain used to be a
"nation of inventors" - although that is now long gone, due to
'politics'.
Martina;
Well I also live in an over regulated society but I refuse to be a
casualty of it.
It's not important that you eat at McDonalds or that you make a
sundial with french fries, the point I was trying to make is you don't
need much of anything to make this subject interesting.
If you can't eat at McDonalds go somewhere else where you can eat. If
there are no sundials to visit, go visit a planetarium.
Don't let the stupid rules stifle your teaching and stifle the kids
education, snake around those rules. That's an important lesson in
itself.
Much as we find amazement and humour in the excesses of Rome that led
to the fall of their empire, future generations will point to our over
regulation that preceded the collapse of western civilization.
Good heavens Martina, get some backbone. We are surely lost if our
teachers give up.
brent
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Brent,
Although I'm quite sure she is well capable of defending herself I think
you owe Martina a sincere apology. How much backbone do you think it
took to put into print the sort of things teachers are saying under
their breath about the awful National Curriculum. After all...
"There is many a good career built upon ten things a day left unsaid!"
so it takes courage put one's head above the parapet and speak out
against political sacred cows.
Tony Moss
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