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Gaffetastic:
Vice President Joe Biden had his “oops” moment Wednesday speaking in a 49er-crazed SF when he told a crowd at a city political fundraiser that “the Giants are on their way to the Super Bowl.” - SF Chronicle, 1-18-12
UK: Teachers not teaching Holocaust out of fear of ‘offending Muslims’
Via the Daily Mail (emphasis added):
Schools are dropping the Holocaust from history lessons to avoid offending Muslim pupils, a Governmentbacked study has revealed.
It found some teachers are reluctant to cover the atrocity for fear of upsetting students whose beliefs include Holocaust denial.
There is also resistance to tackling the 11th century Crusades – where Christians fought Muslim armies for control of Jerusalem – because lessons often contradict what is taught in local mosques.
The findings have prompted claims that some schools are using history ‘as a vehicle for promoting political correctness’.
The study, funded by the Department for Education and Skills, looked into ‘emotive and controversial’ history teaching in primary and secondary schools.
It found some teachers are dropping courses covering the Holocaust at the earliest opportunity over fears Muslim pupils might express anti-Semitic and anti-Israel reactions in class.
If we can no longer teach history than we must truly give up on hoping to educate the next generation to face tough questions and issues. We will be one step closer to the type of future envisioned by George Orwell.
What’s next? Not teaching about 9-11 because doing so would require teachers to talk about the Islamofascists who perpetrated the acts, and therefore ‘offend’ Muslim students?
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It is precisely the function of education to upset some of the students some of the time.
No Dear, we will teach the conspiracy theories of the moonbat left about how the President brought down the WTC. After all equal time is the only way to ruin their little lives and raise their self esteem. – Lorica
You act as if that’s far-fetched, but I do no tthink that it is far fetched at all. The sad reality is that quite some Europeans have surrendered to political correctness. although, it has to be said, the British are overdoing it a bit, even for European standards.
Unfortunately, I think Lorica’s right on the money on this one. That’s what it will come down to.
Then again, if you were a dhimmi Euro, what would you do? The Jews aren’t going to start sawing heads off if you pretend the Holocaust never happened, but if you say something that annoys the Religion of the Perpetually Offended, I have three words for you: Theo van Gogh.
A friend of mine was hosting friends of his from Holland, and I got a chance to meet them. They are such wonderful people. We all went out to dinner a couple of the nights they were here. On one of the times we were out, I mentioned Theo Van Gogh. They said the people of Holland were up in arms about Theo’s murder. She said that after Theo was murdered the man who murdered Theo threatened everyone of the people who witnessed it. It amazes me how and why Eurarabia could ever happen. If I were the people of Holland, or Spain, or England, or France, I would be calling for a new restrictions on Islamic immigration into my country. Plus I would be throwing out any and every radical clerics that would insight the people against the government. – Lorica
British teachers are shying away from teaching about the Holocaust and the Crusades because they don’t want to present information which may be contrary to what some students are learning at home or in their own faith……????????
How nutty is that! Education should be about teaching TRUTH..not what someone thinks is the truth.
Are we really getting to the point where all viewpoints are equal, regardless of their grounding in reality?
Aaaaaarrrrrggggggghhhhhh!
Are we really getting to the point where all viewpoints are equal, regardless of their grounding in reality?
Only if you’re a liberal, Ann. Then you avoid making any value judgements, like right and wrong, good and evil, etc. Once you embrace their moral relativism, it’s a short step to ignoring facts because they might cast someone in a bad light.