Give me a child until he is seven-

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by garinda

Not so much that their accents changed, though they did.

The fact that no children speak like that anymore.

Children in London certainly don't.

Sad really.

Watching it now you notice how engineered, and unrepresentative the choice of children was.

I think it's about 95% of children who go to state schools, so in theory there should have been just one child from a public school, not a third.

It's very much 'posh' versus 'oiks'.

There are few if any kids from the vast range in the middle.

That said, still fascinating though.

All things considered they all did pretty well in life and the range of things they ended up doing was pretty wide -no real career women though...

I wonder how they'd try to choose a group to follow from today's British society -would be hard to be representative...

[garinda]

Originally Posted by mobertol

All things considered they all did pretty well in life and the range of things they ended up doing was pretty wide -no real career women though...

I wonder how they'd try to choose a group to follow from today's British society -would be hard to be representative...

You could have a better stab nowadays, to try and be more representative.

Their original concept always reminds me of this famous photograph.

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by garinda

You could have a better stab nowadays, to try and be more representative.

Their original concept always reminds me of this famous photograph.

Very apt - you are the central urchin of course

[garinda]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Very apt - you are the central urchin of course

Actually I was just out of shot.

Selling my violets.

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by garinda

Actually I was just out of shot.

Selling my violets.

Should have realised it was you spoiling my pitch....

[Mancie]

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

and I will give you the man!
The father of a seven year old was telling me yesterday that his child came home from school and told them the class had a talk/lecture from their teacher about Wednesdays strike. The teacher told them it was not the teachers fault, the Government was trying to take their money off them so it was the governments fault. The father suggested it might be more complicated than that, his child said 'Oh no,daddy, the teacher said that so it must be true'.
Whatever your politics, is it right that this sort of indoctrination of seven year olds(or any other age) at school should be permitted? I certainly don't think so.

Just wondered if you had any updates on this Bob seeing as you opened the thread and have not posted on it since... did your freind make a complaint to the school?..I think most parents would have done.

[Mancie]

Originally Posted by Mancie

Just wondered if you had any updates on this Bob seeing as you opened the thread and have not posted on it since... did your freind make a complaint to the school?..I think most parents would have done.

Apologies..I got my Bob mixed up with Gordon..not for the first time

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

and I will give you the man!
The father of a seven year old was telling me yesterday that his child came home from school and told them the class had a talk/lecture from their teacher about Wednesdays strike. The teacher told them it was not the teachers fault, the Government was trying to take their money off them so it was the governments fault. The father suggested it might be more complicated than that, his child said 'Oh no,daddy, the teacher said that so it must be true'.
Whatever your politics, is it right that this sort of indoctrination of seven year olds(or any other age) at school should be permitted? I certainly don't think so.

Surely it's down to the father to put the kid "right" - in his own time! Right being, in his opinion. It's true though the government are trying to take money off the workers and they have a god damned right to strike!