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This class tv is thought provoking stuff. This morning we’ve had El Nombre on coins (which was good, as Big specifically wants to learn more about coins, so we got some coins out and talked about them a bit).
Then there were several “think about it” programmes, one featuring bullying, and another with a couple of jewish children hiding in a cellar during the war. Both had cliffhanger endings, and rather upset Big, who is a sensitive soul. So we’ve just had a long and involved conversation about respect – best definition we’ve come up with is that respect is about listening to and thinking about other ppl, because every person is important in their own right.
And I had my own education challenged. There was a programme about British History that focussed on the 70s. I had no idea that within my lifetime women were barred from pubs and clubs across the land (I don’t quite understand what that was about – it’s a very short programme with soundbites so didn’t go into much detail) and that women marched in the streets while I was a child. I certainly don’t remember my family ever talking about it, nor was it ever discussed at my (rather posh, expensive, girls’) school.
Think I’ll do a bit more research.
So tell me, what would you like your children to be surprised about – ie for them not to have (or to have differently) when they are grownups that we have now, iyswim. I know I haven’t phrased that well, but I’m dashing off to make lunch – will be back later and may edit to make more sense!
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9 responses to “To make up for the famine…”
Oh, we had one of these conversations the other day… what on earth was it?
Obviously the whole all day children’s tv/ compouter games thing comes up a lot but it was something else… argh… i’ll have a think. *she rambles wildly*!!!
I’d like my children to be surprised (no, horrified) to discover that there used to have to be campaigns to promote breastfeeding and that gentle, respectful parenting was ever not the norm!
Clare
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I’d like them to be surprised that people had to be bribed to do stuff with little bits of paper – even electronic numbers in those weird bank account things, instead of just living.
I’d like my kids to be surprised that food came from big, faceless hypermarkets, and not from their own gardens and store rooms. And have them stare disbelievingly at me when I tell them about the junk that was known as ‘convenience’ food. “You mean people actually ate that stuff Mom?”
Yeah well, we can dream. 🙂
i’d like there to be a sense of surprise over the huge use of fossil fuels and petro chemicals, when sun and wind are there for ease of use.
Hey! we’re building a manifesto!
Are you using recycled rubbish for your manifesto, just like the real ones?
Hmmm…. very possibly!
May I use these posts elsewhere on this site? Not that there is an elsewhere just yet…but I thought it would be nice to start one!