I think it's clear to most people that this is a unwelcome, negative doctrine that is coming over from the States, and what the Parliamentary Education Committee has done is put a shot across the bows of schools that are introducing critical race theory and warned them that it is not legal to push it at schoolkids. As far as I know, it has not developed into enough of a problem to prosecute a school, but all this is recent and there is still time. I'm not sure why you should think it is happening in middle class private schools, I would have thought more likely in state schools where there is a large section of kids of colour where it is used to tell white kids they're lucky and they should be more considerate to their non-white counterparts. As I say, I don't think this is going away, so we'll await developments. And, yes, spiking of drinks and date rape drugs are serious and I don't think over-hyped. A serious issue for young women. You seem remarkably complacent about them, may be because it doesn't affect you personally.
I've just posed this question to my son, his girlfriend, my niece and my nephew - all from different education backgrounds - they all looked at me as if I was talking a foreign language, had never heard of this total bollocks.
THE TIMES UK NEWS Nearly half of young people believe Britain is structurally racist James Beal Monday November 21 2022, 12.01am, The Times please log in to view this image Six in ten school-leavers said they had been taught concepts associated with “critical race theory” Almost half of young people believe that Britain was founded on racism and is still “structurally racist”, a study says. Research by Eric Kaufmann, an academic at Birkbeck, University of London, for the think tank Policy Exchange, raised concerns that children are being taught contested ideas as fact. Six in ten school-leavers said they had been taught concepts associated with “critical race theory”. According to polling by YouGov, 18 to 24-year-olds is the only age group that believe schools should “teach students that Britain was founded on racism and remains structurally racist today”. The age group supported the statement by a majority of 42 to 25. Adults rejected it by 53 per cent to 24 per cent. A total of 59 per cent of school-leavers said they were taught, or had heard from an adult at school, at least one of three concepts linked to critical race theory. Critical race theory, an academic approach to race developed in the United States, is linked to the ideas of white privilege, systemic racism and unconscious bias. When asked whether they had encountered the concept of “patriarchy” at school or the idea that there are many genders, 65 per cent of school-leavers said they had been taught about at least one of the ideas. Young people also appear to be less attached to free speech. Twenty-nine per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds say that JK Rowling should be dropped by her publishers because of her views on transgender issues. That compared with 10 per cent of adults and 3 per cent of those over 50. An equal proportion of young people (38 per cent) agreed and disagreed with the idea of removing Winston Churchill’s statue from Parliament Square because he held racist views. Among adults, 68 per cent disagreed with moving the statue compared with only 12 per cent who agreed. The research suggested that while the public as a whole generally reject “woke” views by two to one, among young people the ratio is more equal. Sir John Hayes, the chairman of the Common Sense Group of Conservative MPs, told The Daily Telegraph: “It’s sad but unsurprising that so many young people, befuddled and bemused by militant propaganda, have bought some of the lies peddled by extremists. “The government must make absolutely clear to educators at all levels that spreading this kind of information is incompatible to providing a broad and balanced education.” Policy Exchange said the government should update Ofsted guidance to ensure political impartiality advice was “systematically enforced”.
So you have no evidence what so ever, other than what you read in your right wing diatribes. Thought as much. And to you’re last paragraph…..it says it all about who you are Goldie.
Goldie from Not 606 read it somewhere that it is a massive problem…of course he can’t say where it’s a problem and give any Everdeen el that this is a problem…..but the Telegraph says it is…so it must be so. What do the kids who actually go to school nowadays know, eh ?
You’re coming over as being a bit of a silly old **** now Goldie……some would say a bit of a silly, right wing old ****. If you want an honest discussion on the subject I’m all ears….
And where did I say I didn’t ? Or are you still being a little bit silly and trying to get a rise out of me ?
100% true. In one school report for my son, the teacher wrote, 'it is clear DaveRangers Junior doesn't do his homework with a native French speaker, and this is not helping his performance with his French grammar.' I wanted to write back and explain that maybe the teacher's great-great-great Grandfather should have performed better with his musket at Waterloo, but my wife said that probably wouldn't help the situation.
Another 12 years of Tory rule should sort out this wokeism/immigration issue/trans debate (please delete as applicable) that is being inflicted upon us by Labour/teachers/unions/the EU (please delete as applicable).
Hmmmm I’m a little surprised considering how important the safety of women and girls is to some on here, that Andrew Tate’s arrest hasn’t been mentioned as it was reported a lot on tv and other media. Wonder why that is.
Just looked it up as I hadn't seen it. Brilliant bit of police work to track him down...and good on Greta Thunberg for her contribution.
