Pro-Life campaigners shock kids into moral blackmail

According to the Guardian on Tuesday Pro-life charities are doing a UK tour of schools to encourage the belief that abortion is wrong. One girl, Rawnie Chapman-Kitchin describes how when the charity, Spuc (The Society of Protection for the Unborn Child), gave a talk at her school, they compared abortion to Nazism. Children in her class claimed after the presentation they had been converted to a pro-life way of thinking, despite some of the presentation being inaccurate about the process of abortion. Well who wouldn't be convinced when the alternative is being branded a Nazi? Pro-life charities and organisation have much better funding and support to pull off such a tour of moral enlightenment than Pro-Choice campaign groups such as EFC (Education For Choice). It would seem then that British children are not getting both sides of the argument. Schools should take responsibility for providing a balanced platform for which a child can then make an informed decision based on facts. It's not about churning out children to agree with your views. Education, especially on an issue as important like this, should be about letting children explore the debates for themselves, whether you agree with them or not.

Harry Potter trailer for film 6

aaaaaaaaaaah harry pot pot, at last those big wigs at warner brothers are doing you the justice you deserve. It took them until the fifth film to get the formula right and now the trailer for film six looks like it could be even better. It gave me frickin shivers. It looks amazing; Dumbledore's narration gets me all nervous even though i know what happens. The setting of the cave for the hufflepuff horcrux looks just how i imagined.


BUT who is this giant imposter pretending he belongs in a potions lesson? Is this meant to be Professor Slughorn? Why is he 6 feet tall, and where the frig is his lovely bushy walrus moustache? Slughorn should be almost perfectly round, red faced due to excessive drinking and have a more impressive lip wig than Hercule Poirot. Imagery is so important with harry p, they need to get it right. At least Jim Broadbent who's playing him is likeable enough. Maybe he'll be able to pull it off. Perhaps i'll be too grief stricken by having to re-live Dumbledore's death to care.

Obama Effigy Lynched on Kentucky Campus

On Wednesday morning a effigy of Obama was found hanging from a tree on the University of Kentucky's campus. This stunt can only be described as totally sick. The two men claimed that they were 'copy-cating' a sarah palin effigy that was hanging from a man's home in West Hollywood. Whether this was a racial attack remains to be seen, however what we can be sure of is the sheer ignorance of these two men.
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Brand resigns over a JOKE!

Am i the only one that thinks that Russel Brand and Johnathon Ross's radio show was hilarious? After all the media hype over the last few days about how 'outrageous' the comments on the Radio 2 show were, i was expecting to be shocked to the core when i listened to the footage. Instead i found myself doubled up with laughter. Admitedly I may be slightly biased as a pre-disposed Brand and Ross fan, but come on- it was funny! The two comedians are hired for their outspoken sense of humour. People need to get a grip. In these bleak times we could all do with seeing the funny side.

Sex Education for Scouts

Sitting round the camp fire singing 'Kumbayah', traditionally you might pass round some marshmallows. Now the Scouts Association have announced they want to pass round some condoms.
Well, not quite. But Scouts leaders are going to make contraceptive advice available to their members, and encouraging them to withstand peer pressure to have sex at an early age.
Is it scouts responsibility to dish out this information? Shouldn't scouts be an escape or distraction from the classroom? Or, does it give it teenagers a more comfortable environment for teenagers to talk about their concerns, than at school or at home?

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Welcome to my Blog!

Greetings my little minions!! This is my first online blog. I'll be discussing different aspects of education and a range of topical issues. I'm looking forward to hearing all of your comments.