Tag Archives: education
The Satanic Verses Affair
I saw a great 90-minute special on the recent history of the Nazi-style book-burning of The Satanic Verses. Watch it quick – it’s only on iplayer for one week (I think). http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00j6bnt/The_Satanic_Verses_Affair/ Read: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00j6bnt http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/14/newsid_2541000/2541149.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7883308.stm A lesson from history I … Continue reading
Isn’t it time we all stopped pretending to be offended?
I think it’s time we started ignoring people who pretend to take offense and any and everything they can, just to make a noise. Like the MP that told a joke. Factually accurate, you may not like it, but lots … Continue reading
Great White Hopes – Professor David Gillborn on race on Radio 4
The BBC recently ran a couple of programmes on Radio 4 called Great White Hopes Henry Bonsu investigates current debates about class and poverty in education policy, in the light of calls by Trevor Phillips, head of the Commission for … Continue reading
Britain’s involvement in slavery to be taught in schools
According to the BBC: Britain’s involvement in the slave trade is to be studied by all secondary pupils in England from September. Children will study the development of the trade, colonisation and how slavery was linked to the British empire … Continue reading
ETS Europe SATS marking company – massive stuff-up
ANOTHER huge stuff-up from American-based marking company, ETS Europe. Just read the above – what a sorry story. And apparently, they use GCSE students to mark the papers! Un-be-lievable. And I heard a bit about it Radio 4 this morning … Continue reading
British bad at maths – exam cheats – dumbing down
In the last few days… From The Times (added 30th June 2008) Pupils are being rewarded for writing obscenities in their GCSE English examinations even when it has nothing to do with the question. Write ‘fuck off’ on a GCSE … Continue reading
