Your Teacher Asks You To Do Homework on a Person Who Has Changed The World

[defrocked priest]

Julius Caesar

 

[vegster]

No and nor did Nelson Mandela. It was in a hell of a mess.

so, its his fault he was in there for 30 odd years then ? If he'd tidied up his room he could have had parole earlier and been out in time for Neighbours ?

 

[Questions]

so, its his fault he was in there for 30 odd years then ? If he'd tidied up his room he could have had parole earlier and been out in time for Neighbours ?

Spent 25 years moaning about how little he was given to eat and that Ghandi fellow used to refuse to eat his dinner.
None of it makes sense.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

I would be interested to hear if Brighton or Sussex schools are pursuing this with a similar vigour. Again the point is missed, no one is saying learning about civil rights, abolition of the slave trade, or any aspect of history with a racial aspect (i.e. most international events that have ever taken place ever) should be ignored. What I am saying is I am witnessing a very odd approach to teaching that seems specifically to cater for people of a certain ethnic background (not necessarily cultural though) which I am sure does not happen in rural Sussex.
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Yep, won't name the school but I have spent the last few weeks teaching a module about the Black Peoples of America.

 

[vegster]

Yep, won't name the school but I have spent the last few weeks teaching a module about the Black Peoples of America.

"peoples" is that grammaticly correct ?

 

[ATFC Seagull]

"peoples" is that grammaticly correct ?

Yes.

 

[sir danny cullip]

Yep, won't name the school but I have spent the last few weeks teaching a module about the Black Peoples of America.

so all this shananigans is down to you is it....i could have guessed!

 

[vegster]

"peoples" is that grammaticly correct ?

but, I thought there was only one black people of America.. didn't Martin Luther King say that they had "One Voice " ?.. lots of singularities there ?

 

[Questions]

but, I thought there was only one black people of America.. didn't Martin Luther King say that they had "One Voice " ?.. lots of singularities there ?

If you could only have ''One Voice'' I would have Richard Burton`s

 

[NMH]

I would be interested to hear if Brighton or Sussex schools are pursuing this with a similar vigour. Again the point is missed, no one is saying learning about civil rights, abolition of the slave trade, or any aspect of history with a racial aspect (i.e. most international events that have ever taken place ever) should be ignored. What I am saying is I am witnessing a very odd approach to teaching that seems specifically to cater for people of a certain ethnic background (not necessarily cultural though) which I am sure does not happen in rural Sussex.

Branding people who raise this as an issue bigots or at least plonkers who do not understand how enriching this is does no one any favours. Least of all the people who are having a view reinforced that they need to focus on their ethnicity with the degree of emphasis that I see in some schools.

Please do not take me for a cnt with all this bollocks above, we have serious social problems here and I feel that the wedges being driven through society and ghettoisation are certainly not being helped by the approach by some in the teaching profession. Saying one day our big headed withered limbed descendents in their space stations will look at this as a pivotal moment in human history is not really helping.

Well then in that case I'll look at this in simpler terms and just suggest you are looking too deeply into it, as a political issue.
At least the kids are not being asked to read boring and depressing Dickens, then asked to repeat sections of it verbatim, like we had to. 'Hard Times' as well! How much more boring can homework get?

 

[vegster]

If you could only have ''One Voice'' I would have Richard Burton`s

rather that than Allen Carr

 

[London Calling]

Mary Seacole was in fact the better nurse.

SHE IS TAUGHT IN hACKNEY SCHOOLS.

 

[London Calling]

Since I see more black people in my street than most NSC's will see in a year

here's a local link

Black History Month 2008

 

[vegster]

SHE IS TAUGHT IN hACKNEY SCHOOLS.

what GCSE'S is she taking ?

 

[London Calling]

now they teaching them about poofs

London Borough of Hackney “LGBT Lifestyle Event”, Hackney Town Hall, 28th February 2008 – Stoke Newington School Makes LGBT History!

[For much more info, and photos, see Elly Barnes’ inspiring article about how she initiated Stoke Newington School's LGBT History Month, on the LGBT HM website. For photos, follow the links on the LGBT HM website to the Flickr photo pool.]

Event organised by Hackney Hate Crime Team, co-ordinator Nazia Matin.

Headline performances by Stoke Newington School students!

This day was a landmark in LGBT History: it was the first time that UK school students who have been producing work related to their school’s celebration of LGBT History Month, have ever performed in public.

Around 100 young people - right through Years 7-13 - and several teachers, took part. There was an electric atmosphere and a great feeling of celebration. Elly Barnes, the teacher who kick-started the History Month celebrations at Stoke Newington School, looked on as her students made history - singing, bands playing, reading the poetry they had written. They also gave presentations from subjects such as Maths, Science, Design and Technology, Drama: all exploring LGBT lives, history, symbols, and civil rights.

Many parents of the young people performing attended the event – including several LGBT parents. For many of us in the audience - not to mention the teachers who had seen the project flourish since the first celebrations of History Month three years ago - it was an emotional, inspiring, and rewarding day. It was amazing to think of these young people going forward in their lives with a real understanding and unprejudiced view of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans people. Some of them are growing up as proud L, G, B and/or T people themselves. In their school they can talk safely about LGBT as a part of who they are, understand their own histories and cultures, and have great role models.

One of these role models is Mz. Fontaine – a black lesbian hip-hop artist – who performed at the event alongside the young people in advance of running workshops with them at school.

In addition to performances there were guest speakers including the Head of Hackney Equality and Diversity, a senior figure from the Learning Trust that runs Hackney’s schools, Sue Sanders of LGBT History Month, and . They all spoke about the importance and significance of the event in celebrating Hackney’s LGB and T communities, and how proud they were that Stoke Newington School was leading the way with their LGBT History Month activities.

In the afternoon Gendered Intelligence gave an inspirational workshop on gender identity. Information stalls from services such as East London Out Project (ELOP), Broken Rainbow (LGBT Domestic Violence support), and Hackney’s Police LGBT Liaison service. There were crèche facilities, a free reflexology and massage area, and a delicious lunch laid on.

Hackney Town Hall once again declined to fly the rainbow flag during History Month this year, so there is still progress to be made. There was also some confusion on the day of the event over whether the organisers of the event were allowed to display banners outside – a satisfactory arrangement was reached. There was some feedback from attendees on the negative connotations of referring to LGBT lives in terms of “Lifestyle”. Additionally, the event was very narrowly publicised, and as a result, there was poor attendance by the general public. The organisers (Hackney Hate Crime) said that this was the first LGBT event they had run, and that they had taken all the comments and suggestions on board. They said they intended to run even more dynamic History Month events next February.

We very much look forward to Hackney’s LGBT History Month celebrations in 2009!

Annie Beaumont
LGBT History Month Committee

 

[London Calling]

what GCSE'S is she taking ?

historic nursing

 

[The Spanish]

Event organised by Hackney Hate Crime Team, co-ordinator Nazia Matin.

speechless. what a name to have for that job.

 

[coventrygull]

speechless. what a name to have for that job.

You could not make it up could you.

 

[The Spanish]

You could not make it up could you.

Assuming that the Hate Crime Team's remit is to combat hate crime, and not commit it, of course.

 

[coventrygull]

Assuming that the Hate Crime Team's remit is to combat hate crime, and not commit it, of course.

Only those commited by whites of course