hutch6 550 Posted April 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Hutch, you could have him look up Ignatius Sancho. Probably won't be many in his class searching for British historical figures in that context. Aye there are loads of British folk he could cover but funny how none of those are mentioned with Nelson Mandela getting a double mention. I toyed with the idea of doing a detailed look at the dynamics and prejudice founded in the relationship between Rigsby and his tennant Phillip in Rising Damp but I think at 9yrs old he may be too young for that just yet. Would've provided a golden opportunity to show Rossiter in some of his and Britain's finest comedy moments as well. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Aye there are loads of British folk he could cover but funny how none of those are mentioned with Nelson Mandela getting a double mention. I toyed with the idea of doing a detailed look at the dynamics and prejudice founded in the relationship between Rigsby and his tennant Phillip in Rising Damp but I think at 9yrs old he may be too young for that just yet. Would've provided a golden opportunity to show Rossiter in some of his and Britain's finest comedy moments as well. True but like you said it's aimed at 9 year olds and is trying to combine serious with pop culture. From what I've seen of British schools, recently, showing Rising Damp would probably get them expelled! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hutch6 550 Posted April 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Aye there are loads of British folk he could cover but funny how none of those are mentioned with Nelson Mandela getting a double mention. I toyed with the idea of doing a detailed look at the dynamics and prejudice founded in the relationship between Rigsby and his tennant Phillip in Rising Damp but I think at 9yrs old he may be too young for that just yet. Would've provided a golden opportunity to show Rossiter in some of his and Britain's finest comedy moments as well. True but like you said it's aimed at 9 year olds and is trying to combine serious with pop culture. From what I've seen of British schools, recently, showing Rising Damp would probably get them expelled! That is why Will Smith is in there (but having seen his teacher he probably couldn't name any other significant individuals in the human rights revolution so stuck him in there with Tiger Woods), oh aye, can't be proud of your roots anymore, it's not favourable in society. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 i dont really see a problem with the subject,,it says in the letter it fits in with the world history,,cant see any issue with that,,i just think some of the role modles like brown and smith are terrible 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 i dont really see a problem with the subject,,it says in the letter it fits in with the world history,,cant see any issue with that,,i just think some of the role modles like brown and smith are terrible Same here TOMO. I think the teacher could've done a bit more research before handing it out. I give him 6/10... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 your to generous chris,,5/10 here.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 The extra point is a participation trophy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,594 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 I think I could too easily find myself telling the school to shove its cultural Marxist shit up their arses. hahaha bet the teacher (black or asian ) and bet there few of them there i look for a different school , with plenty of white faces there when i was at school millon years ago lol, it had % 65 white %35 coloured , and it worked out about right i think long term , the different cultures/ideas never overlapped each other , with balance we had there. And we never really had much trouble with racialism there .Now to day , most schools have trouble with it to day, and most cases it the coloured kids that instigate the trouble now today with the vast numbers of them . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tandors 888 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Marcus Garvey a truly great African. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hutch6 550 Posted April 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 I think I could too easily find myself telling the school to shove its cultural Marxist shit up their arses. hahaha bet the teacher (black or asian ) and bet there few of them there i look for a different school , with plenty of white faces there when i was at school millon years ago lol, it had % 65 white %35 coloured , and it worked out about right i think long term , the different cultures/ideas never overlapped each other , with balance we had there. And we never really had much trouble with racialism there .Now to day , most schools have trouble with it to day, and most cases it the coloured kids that instigate the trouble now today with the vast numbers of them . It is a 100% white school. I'm not fussed about them learning about Black History, it's all part of what's gone on, what I object to is the history of every other country except the one he was born in and can relate to as well as the examples his teacher (again, white) came up with. Will Smith and Tiger Woods FFS?!?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Marcus Garvey a truly great African. Jamaican actualy.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,481 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 i cannot make head nor tail of my 14 years old daughters home work ,the way they set the maths out alone i would not have a clue,i think theres to much pressure put on kids with all the different home work they bring home from school Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hutch6 550 Posted April 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 i cannot make head nor tail of my 14 years old daughters home work ,the way they set the maths out alone i would not have a clue,i think theres to much pressure put on kids with all the different home work they bring home from school Just taught to pass exams, nothing else. Not taught how to fill out a tax return, how to work out the best deal on a mortgage, how to use a fking library (couldn't believe the little man didn't know what a library was then he didn't know what n index in a book was for or located) or what a screwdriver is for. It's all tablets (the computer kind), laptops and Google now. Everything is at their fingertips instantly and still they pi22 and moan about having to do "sooooo much work". Don't know yor born lad!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,298 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 And it's not even Black History Month yet in the U.K. ........so glad I f****d off........enjoy ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 6,570 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) For me, the first black heavyweight boxer Jack Johnston deserves a mention.Private life dodgy, but he had tremendous balls to even appear in a ring at a time when the Klu Klux clan were regularly hanging blacks. Riots would regularly break out when he won.The footage of him outclassing his white opponents with the all -white crowd baying for his blood (literally) shows the sheer courage of the man. Ali gained inspiration from him, you can hear trainer Bundini Brown shouting 'Jack Johnston in the room' and 'Jack Johnston lives' in some videos of Ali. Johnston paved the way for black boxers to make a living from boxing when blacks were considered to be sub- human and unworthy of sharing a ring with a white boxer. And what about 'Bob Marley'? Created a lot of pleasure for millions of people. Edited April 25, 2017 by jukel123 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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