How to make students even more unpopular

Russ · 13-01-2010, 20:00

Set up a facebook group like this:

http://beta.news.sky.com/skynews/Hom...ised_For_Group

Idiots.

13-01-2010, 20:30

While it is easy to condemn i remember only too well having to educate my own children on the second world war and all it entailed so i am not shocked that there is ignorance in the youth of today or a compete lack of understanding on their part how offensive they have been. Personally i blame the education system we have and while i am sure some schools do teach about that era in history my kids were educated on china 1923-1949.

They can tell you all about the kuomintang (however it is spelt) mao tse tung and the great march but know nothing about people like hitler or churchill. They covered the right time period but never touched on absolutely anything about the UK, europe or any of the events that happened in that time period closer to home. As so often with our youth the blame for their actions lies somewhere else and the complete failure of other people to properly educate them.

Peter_ · 13-01-2010, 20:32

Prince Harry would be proud of them.

**Damien** · 13-01-2010, 20:34

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Originally Posted by RizzyKing

While it is easy to condemn i remember only too well having to educate my own children on the second world war and all it entailed so i am not shocked that there is ignorance in the youth of today or a compete lack of understanding on their part how offensive they have been. Personally i blame the education system we have and while i am sure some schools do teach about that era in history my kids were educated on china 1923-1949.

They can tell you all about the kuomintang (however it is spelt) mao tse tung and the great march but know nothing about people like hitler or churchill. They covered the right time period but never touched on absolutely anything about the UK, europe or any of the events that happened in that time period closer to home. As so often with our youth the blame for their actions lies somewhere else and the complete failure of other people to properly educate them.

Did they go to a private school? How long ago was this? It's been a key part of the history education nation wide so I find that very surprising. Even the GCSE exams focus on Nazi Germany heavily.

13-01-2010, 20:40

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Originally Posted by Damien

Did they go to a private school? How long ago was this? It's been a key part of the history education nation wide so I find that very surprising. Even the GCSE exams focus on Nazi Germany heavily.

that's news to me ,my 14 yr old has done nothing on either war as far as i know

papa smurf · 13-01-2010, 20:43

kids eh they love to try and shock us .

Peter_ · 13-01-2010, 20:43

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Originally Posted by Damien

Did they go to a private school? How long ago was this? It's been a key part of the history education nation wide so I find that very surprising. Even the GCSE exams focus on Nazi Germany heavily.

It was shut down due to media attention which you could have found out by searching on Facebook.

But some other fool has launched Hitler: The Drinking Game Tribute.

13-01-2010, 20:45

should have look at the facbook site and see if we can guess which one will be a future prime minister

Peter_ · 13-01-2010, 20:47

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Originally Posted by martyh

should have look at the facbook site and see if we can guess which one will be a future prime minister

It has been closed already as per my post above, just waiting for the tribute one to be banned.

Stuart · 13-01-2010, 21:17

I wonder if it's really just a badly thought out attempt at shocking the grown ups. What I mean is that traditionally there has always been a group of teenagers who like to feel they like something that pushes the boundries of what society will accept. They have always had something they can use for this. In the 50s and 60s, it was music and increasingly suggestive dancing. In the late 70s, they had the whole punk scene. The 80s and 90s bought drugs into the mix.

What do they have they can shock us with now? There are people who still do the above at 40, 50 or 60..

I am not defending the students. They are making fun of one of the darkest events in Hunan history. This is wrong.

13-01-2010, 21:26

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Originally Posted by martyh

that's news to me ,my 14 yr old has done nothing on either war as far as i know

correction i just asked him and they do both wars and damien is correct it is a major part of the history gcse

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Originally Posted by Stuart C

I wonder if it's really just a badly thought out attempt at shocking the grown ups. What I mean is that traditionally there has always been a group of teenagers who like to feel they like something that pushes the boundries of what society will accept. They have always had something they can use for this. In the 50s and 60s, it was music and increasingly suggestive dancing. In the late 70s, they had the whole punk scene. The 80s and 90s bought drugs into the mix.

What do they have they can shock us with now? There are people who still do the above at 40, 50 or 60..

I am not defending the students. They are making fun of one of the darkest events in Hunan history. This is wrong.

you may have a point stuart i personnaly wouldn't credit them with the inteligence to do this for any other reason than the shock factor.I would hope that in a few years when puberty kicks in they will be mature enough to realise how wrong they have been

**Maggy** · 13-01-2010, 21:32

There is no excuse for any British born and educated teenager not to know about Hitler, WW1 and WW11,the Holocaust,the Cold War the division of Berlin, Martin Luther King,Malcom X as they are part of the GCSE history syllabus and the RE syllabus.

soicky · 13-01-2010, 21:35

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Originally Posted by Maggy J

There is no excuse for any British born and educated teenager not to know about Hitler, WW1 and WW11,the Holocaust,the Cold War the division of Berlin, Martin Luther King,Malcom X as they are part of the GCSE history syllabus and the RE syllabus.

Didn't know Malcolm X was in the syllabus. What years are you taught about him?

Peter_ · 13-01-2010, 21:39

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Originally Posted by soicky

Didn't know Malcolm X was in the syllabus. What years are you taught about him?

I think she means this Malcolm X

soicky · 13-01-2010, 21:40

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Originally Posted by Moldova

I think she means this Malcolm X

So did i.