ttbn,

You are in no position to criticize the postings of
Steel or anyone else. Your own posting record is dismal -
and has more attacks on others than there are arses on toilet seats.
Best to not point fingers. Not with your record on this
forum.

Yes, Miss. Whatever you say Miss. You are the female version of Stale Reflux, so you would say that. You are not as rude, but you are always attacking and nagging posters by name instead of just making your own point, and leaving it at that. Nobody has been changed by anything you and your misanthropic mate have come up with. You make a really awful couple.

Hi Foxy and Steele, I don't think ttbn likes you. I hope you are not losing any sleep over it? Gee, he once insulted me, and I was grieved for a month! Well until he apologised profusely as he always does.

Who does this remind you of?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drAsq2NvJv8

//Finally the first issue raised is why is this being taught in an English language class instead of a history class?//

Oh, I'm totally with you there. It's subject matter which is obviously more suited to a modern history class, which I believe is still a compulsory subject for junior high school students. It's interesting to note when I was at school, the English teachers and the History teachers were in different faculties and did not teach other's subjects. But I get to meet plenty of teachers in my line of work, and these days they all seem to teach more than one subject - I've met a number that teach both English and History.

I suspect this cross-discipline approach may be causing the blurring of the traditionally rigid lines between some subjects. Although to be fair, that was already happening even back when I was at school. I recall that we got taught drama in English lessons, and science in geography, and IT in maths... what a world, eh? I would have to say the subjects which tended to be the most compartmentalised and just stuck to one thing were the less traditionally academic subjects: woodwork, metalwork, PE, cooking, sewing.

All that being said, it's fairly clear from the tone of the article that Dr. Salter was not so much outraged that history was being taught in and English lesson as that it was being taught at all.

Toni, I have another brilliant idea, let me run it past you. Slavery should be taught in PE, the burning at the stake in cooking and religious intolerance belongs with woodworking. If you get my drift.

ttbn,

There you go again - proving my point.

Naughty boy!