British schoolchildren will no longer be taught about Winston Churchill. Hitler, Gandhi, Stalin and Martin Luther King have also been excised from lesson plans.
What's in?
The proposals will see traditional timetables torn up, with pupils focusing on modern “relevant” topics such as drug and booze abuse, climate change and GM foods.
I think I'll go abuse some booze now.
*It gets worse:
Children as young as four are to take "happiness tests" in a controversial drive to force schools to improve the well-being of pupils, it has emerged.
Thousands of youngsters are expected to be quizzed on whether they are feeling optimistic, confident, loved and interested in other people.
They will be set questionnaires similar to the self-help quizzes found in women's magazines to check they are "feeling good about myself" and "dealing with problems well".
Happiness tests for prisoners. Great.
Posted by: Some Other Mike | 2007.07.16 at 02:06 PM