tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post1536900399644818172..comments2023-10-22T02:31:42.812-07:00Comments on grit's day: I wanted the Fairy Stories. But Iva Ibbotson won.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-11496813926553546372009-04-05T09:09:00.000-07:002009-04-05T09:09:00.000-07:00think the ministry of magic might me interfering a...think the ministry of magic might me interfering at hogwarts!HelenHaricothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272384373030929713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-84836277988096265712009-04-04T00:43:00.000-07:002009-04-04T00:43:00.000-07:00i want the list of banned books. there must be a l...i want the list of banned books. there must be a list, right?Grithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022216340604423686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-82205063047711973922009-04-03T10:28:00.000-07:002009-04-03T10:28:00.000-07:00Balls to Ed. If my kids find a book that they enjo...Balls to Ed. If my kids find a book that they enjoy, then I get the rest in the series for them. Books are such precious, precious things. Reading such a wonderful pastime. Imagination such a valuable asset. xKittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259837826944310404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-64158392556625110992009-04-03T09:52:00.000-07:002009-04-03T09:52:00.000-07:00I think Mr. Balls was very aptly named.I think Mr. Balls was very aptly named.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680462833188999331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-27787781909777408292009-04-02T12:46:00.000-07:002009-04-02T12:46:00.000-07:00But this is nothing new. The state curruiculum is ...But this is nothing new. The state curruiculum is goverment set up and controlled anyway, right? And there never WAS any choice what to study for gcse or alevel - not for the person studying. The school does that.<BR/><BR/>I've done both GCSE and Alevel english and I can tell you that!<BR/><BR/>Now, in both cases there was a number of books to study, the point was to extend our range and in many ways it's an interesting dicipline to read books you are given, rather than choosing them. I discovered some I will love for the rest of my life but never would have picked up myself - Brave New World and To Kill a Mockingbird for example - some I initially hated but came to grudgingly respect (Jane Eyre)and<BR/> I also had to slog through some I hated and despised (Oliver Twist and To Kill a Mockingbird), though that in itself has, in hindsight, taught me a lot. <BR/><BR/>I think what is cause for concern here, is that one single person could have so much potential power, right? It does smack rather scarily of totalitarian censorship, and Nazis running around burning books. And Pol Pot shooting people who wear glasses...<BR/><BR/>I'm doomed.mamacrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484565827023574347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-53023207832001296772009-04-02T10:40:00.000-07:002009-04-02T10:40:00.000-07:00Meanwhile a group of MPs have actually dared to su...Meanwhile a group of MPs have actually dared to suggest that "Ministerial meddling must stop" and even, shock horror, schools should be able to opt out of the NC!<BR/><BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7977358.stm<BR/><BR/>Naturally Ed and his minions are having none of it. Schools Minister Sarah McCarthy-Fry said: "The national curriculum has been at the heart of raising the quality of education." <BR/><BR/>Hmmm .... yeah .... OK, whatever you say Sarah {looks to audience and taps side of head meaningfully}Firebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303942329743336784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-89956767810975442762009-04-02T09:28:00.000-07:002009-04-02T09:28:00.000-07:00At least your critters are safe and picking out th...At least your critters are safe and picking out their own audio books. Let's hope the rest of the parents are as sensible. It's a damn shame to see so much power in the hands of one megalomaniac, here I am assuming he is one, anyway.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.com