Friday, 20 July 2007

The British history saga

January 2007 -- breaking news on the BBC:
"Schools 'must teach Britishness' ... A review of how schools teach citizenship found there was not enough emphasis on UK identity and history." link

BBC forum user:
"This is were [sic] multiculturalism has brought us. An emphasis on learning ethnic backgrounds, white children marginalised in some schools, 1 in 5 children of an ethnic background, over 50% of all pupils in inner city schools of an ethnic background, English spoken as only the second language by many Asians. We must stop any more immigration and we must withdraw from the Human Rights Act, it is an asylum seekers / economic migrants charter." link (Recommended by 297 people)

July 2007 -- also on the BBC:
"Pupils in primary and secondary schools across England lack an overview of world history and have little sense of chronology, Ofsted inspectors warn. The watchdog said the curriculum was too England-focused, ignoring the rest of the UK and Europe. ... 'Importantly too, in many schools, the stories of the people who have come to Britain over the centuries are ignored'" link

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