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Local lass · Calnetalk Oracle Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 2606 Status:

http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk....racist_group_targets_schools.php

would you want themgoing in to your childs school.?

rosco · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:04 pm Post subject:

I'd prefer schools to be a political-free zone completely, to be honest.

Local lass · Calnetalk Oracle Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 2606 Status:

i think schools should learn about the different politics and what they stand for.
rather than at 18 be expected to vote and lets be honest most 18 year olds dont give a hoot who gets in.at least with some knolledge they may take more of a intrest.

as for politicans going into schools i dont see the problem if the student are 14plus
by the school saying no to them going in they are denying them the right to know the full story and patronising them .by saying they cant make up there own minds.

rosco · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:20 am Post subject:

Local lass · Calnetalk Oracle Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 2606 Status:

but who would teach it to the kids?they are expected to leave school and vote on something they know nothing about or be lead in to voting by what there parents vote.
if they would be allowed in to a schol and given all the facts the kids could make up there own minds.
as it stand i would hazard a guess that 95 percent of 18 year olds who vote dont know what they are voting for but are voting for a certain party just because someone told them they should.

Bear · Bentlian Oldboy Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 822 Status:

i have to say I agree with Rosco on this one because it would be impossible to get the balance right can you imagine letting the political wing of the IRA or Al-Qeeda have as much access to our children as the Labour or Conservative party.

WeAreSTFC · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject:

GTB · Bentlian Oldboy Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 887 Status:

It's an interesting question, Local Lass.

We do tend to preach Christian religeon to school children so there is a bias going on already.

But as somebody has already pointed out, 99% of children wouldn't know who to vote for or even have an informed opinion on which party they agree with until they are working and have a mortgage. The theory of politics is fine to teach to children but canvassing 12 - 16 year olds is not very ethical.
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WeAreSTFC · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject:

GTB · Bentlian Oldboy Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 887 Status:

But is that because of peer pressure that he is a supporter of UKIP? Most people between the ages of 15 - 24 have quite radical views on politics without going into the finer details of its consequences. You only have to see student marches for evidence of that. I'm sure that most people at university will have a very opinionated view of what's wrong with this country despite the fact that they have still not left school yet and found their feet in the real world of mortgages and paying tax.
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