{"id":277,"date":"2009-08-05T21:33:31","date_gmt":"2009-08-05T20:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattwpbs.com\/?p=277"},"modified":"2009-08-05T21:33:31","modified_gmt":"2009-08-05T20:33:31","slug":"quick-one-guess-the-subject-in-the-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattwpbs.com\/?p=277","title":{"rendered":"Quick one: guess the subject in the Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"

See if you can guess what activity is being referred to in this<\/a> Daily Mail article about an addition to the curriculum.<\/p>\n

…part of a controversial drive…<\/p>\n

…lessons that should be taught in the home or in the community…<\/p>\n

…controversial plans…<\/p>\n

…I do not really want my youngster to be indoctrinated with these things…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Answer after the break.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Domestic violence against women. Here are those lines in full.<\/p>\n

[…] The lessons are part of a controversial drive, unveiled today, to reduce violence against women and young girls. […]<\/p>\n

[…] Last night, critics warned that ministers are cramming the already over-stuffed National Curriculum with lessons that should be taught in the home or in the community. […]<\/p>\n

[…] Feminist agenda: Under controversial plans, schoolboys will be taught not to beat their partners or any other female […]<\/p>\n

[…] Margaret Morrissey, of family lobby group ParentsOutloud, said that PSHE classes were in danger of being ‘hijacked by pressure groups’.<\/p>\n

She added: ‘I do not really want my youngster to be indoctrinated with these things. […]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Daily Mail’s Home Affairs editor seemingly believes that teaching schoolboys not to beat women is controversial. You really have to despair at times.<\/p>\n

Go a bit further, and you’ll find out that what’s outlined in the article bears slim relation to the report. I’d suggest you read the report<\/a> referred to in the article, and see how many of the claims you can match up with the article. See if you can find mention of what will actually be taught in the lessons. See if you can find any use of the phrase ‘wife beating’. See if you can find details about what age these lessons would begin. See if you think these may have been based on conjecture by the Mail.<\/p>\n

PS: The lobby group ParentsOutloud have their site here<\/a>. Click on the ‘about us’ link, and you’ll find out that Margaret Morrissey’s oldest child is 39, which begs the question about which youngster she is talking about in her quote. Click here<\/a>, and you can buy a review on their site for $50.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

See if you can guess what activity is being referred to in this Daily Mail article about an addition to the curriculum. …part of a controversial drive… …lessons that should be taught in the home or in the community… …controversial plans… …I do not really want my youngster to be indoctrinated with these things… Answer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[43],"tags":[131,132,133],"class_list":["post-277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-daily-mail","tag-parentsoutloud","tag-violence-against-women-and-girls"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pAkBY-4t","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":288,"url":"https:\/\/mattwpbs.com\/?p=288","url_meta":{"origin":277,"position":0},"title":"Daily links: 10th August 2009","author":"MattWPBS","date":"August 10, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Round up of a few links. 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