Teach Children to Walk and Talk
Not a bad idea you might think - after all isn't that just what parents have been doing for years ...
But no - from NuLabour Britain we have yet another example of mind-boggling stupidity that you could not make up - Children should be taught to walk and talk - like as they say - "no sh*t Sherlock" ...
Children should be taught "life skills" instead of facts and figures because they can look up all they need to know on the Internet, teachers' leaders claim today.
It almost sounds reasonable - until we get to this
Martin Johnson said:"There's a lot to learn about how to walk. If you were going out for a Sunday afternoon stroll you might walk in one way.
"If you're trying to catch the train you might walk in another way and if you are doing a day's cliff walk you might walk in another way.
"If you are carrying a pack, there's a technique in that.
"We need a nation of people who understand their bodies and can use their bodies effectively.
Indeed - understanding your body is one thing - but apparently we only need the skills that teachers can give us ...
For the state to suggest that some knowledge should be privileged over other knowledge is a bit totalitarian in a 21st century environment.We are arguing that knowledge which traditionally has got high status should not be privileged over other kinds of knowledge.
Hmmm - that bit about "privileged knowledge" - is that about reading and writing and how to add up or anything like that??
Tags: education, nulabour, stupidity, you couldn't make it up, literacy, daily mail