Alice, many thanks for the link, distressing though it may be to read the report it does match precisely with earlier posts on the “dumbing down of the curriculum” and the “corruption of the curriculum”.

In his analysis of modern education “Geography Used to be About Maps”, Alex Standish refers to the politicization and moral relativism of post 1980 UK curriculums.

The “body of evidence” on any education subject is no longer of primary relevance. It is the prism of the political agenda through which these subjects must now be viewed. Post-national citizenship (post modernism) is the process by which this is achieved in our schools. It is”an anti-democratic trend and amounts to a highly intrusive level of control by professionals and the state over individuals”.

This is resulting in children being treated as political subjects long before they have acquired the knowledge and life experience of adults. In the case of the AGW phenomena, there is only one acceptable “interpretation” of the “body of science” which is that driven by the UNFCCC and the IPCC.

Increasingly adults are becoming aware that there is a substantial “body of evidence” to the contrary of this single orthodoxy. This is directly analogous with the single orthodoxy offered by the Church of Rome in relation to the scriptures. Martin Luther on the other hand was of the view that all the scriptures must be presented and not just those supporting the Catholic doctrine. History it seems is repeating itself.

More importantly, Australia has a chance, albeit a slim one, to avoid the real legacy our children and grandchildren will face. In the UK the unemployment figures for 15 to 25 y o’s is 25%. Now that is an ugly legacy.

We might look at the “GetUp” generation as one of the first batches to face a future on the dole? What can we possibly do for a generation that goes on the streets to shout “Tax me, tax me”?

Will these young minds emerge unscathed from an Orwellian program the CSIRO seems determined to roll-out on a national scale at some stage? No.

There is no doubt that Plimer's book will meet resistance in the schools; this is regrettable when the BOM 2011 annual report will get pride of place despite it having some questionable information:

http://theclimatescepticsparty.blogspot.com/2012/01/analysis-of-bom-annual-report.html

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I hear the trolls a-singing, each to each.

I do not think that they will sing to me - - -

(apologies to T.S. Eliot)

The music you hear is in your head survivor;

"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a [suitor] scorned,"

[apologies to William Congreve]

http://www.woodfortrees.org/notes

Apologies to Anthony Cox, Barry Spinks and professor Roberts (sic)

Sorry bonmot, in your case it's too late, the damage is already done. Don't you ever have anything sensible to say?