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Is This The Type Of Tv Programme We Should Encourage?
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It is of course good that some talented youngsters have a outlet o voice their opinions and aspirations, but should these kind of thoughts be encouraged from a 11 year old?
/// Meanwhile, Amaria, 11, from East London, has crammed a lot of Margaret Thatcher-hating into her short life, describing the late Prime Minister as an ‘old hag’ who deserves to be ‘pushing up the daisies in her cold dead
grave’. ///
This comes from a child who's father was murdered in a shooting when she was two or three, perhaps she would be better to voice her opinions on gang killings.
It is of course good that some talented youngsters have a outlet o voice their opinions and aspirations, but should these kind of thoughts be encouraged from a 11 year old?
/// Meanwhile, Amaria, 11, from East London, has crammed a lot of Margaret Thatcher-hating into her short life, describing the late Prime Minister as an ‘old hag’ who deserves to be ‘pushing up the daisies in her cold dead
grave’. ///
This comes from a child who's father was murdered in a shooting when she was two or three, perhaps she would be better to voice her opinions on gang killings.
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As any parent on here will testify, all children of this age have opinions. Based on scant knowledge of the world, and even less experience of it, they still like to hold forth what they think - and amen to that. But does that make interesting or entertaining TV? No, it makes cheap-
08:49 Mon 02nd Jun 2014
To be serious.Whilst a lot of the opinions are of children growing up, the 11 year old who says "David Cameron will be the downfall of this country" may be more accurate than he imagines.
parents opinions, I suggest.
In 1940 when Chamberlain resigned and Churchill formed a ministry, a child at Westminster commented near a master: 'and what sort of prime minister will HE make ?'
and the master who was retelling this said - that he hated that boy.
but it is obvious that that was nt the child's opinion but his dad's
parents opinions, I suggest.
In 1940 when Chamberlain resigned and Churchill formed a ministry, a child at Westminster commented near a master: 'and what sort of prime minister will HE make ?'
and the master who was retelling this said - that he hated that boy.
but it is obvious that that was nt the child's opinion but his dad's
I think it's vitally important that children are encouraged to have opinions at a very early age, otherwise you end up with herds of 16-25 year olds who have no idea of what's going on. It's true that they do initially take on the views of their parents and siblings ( because they observe that and have those opinions explained) but as they grow older and speak with other people ( because they have opinions an can do so) those opinions change until they become their own. My father started to teach me to debate when I was four and I enjoyed it immensely, it's one of my favourite memories having a series of facts explained to more and the being asked my opinion and being told to argue it.It was always followed by being told to argue that which I didn't believe, which usually only reinforced my earlier decision.
Would you prefer these kids not to have an opinion? Isn't that rather dangerous AOG? People with little or no self identification, of which having opinions is a part, are easy prey fro radicalisation.
Would you prefer these kids not to have an opinion? Isn't that rather dangerous AOG? People with little or no self identification, of which having opinions is a part, are easy prey fro radicalisation.
I wouldn't necessarily want children to have no opinion, although I find ones like Amaria is voicing somewhat distasteful coming from anyone, let alone a child. Opinions shouldn't equate to hate. When they do, and if it goes on long enough and deeply enough, the resulting adult opinions can be filled with hate too.
The delicate balance between encouraging opinions and critical thought, and in stifling hateful views... not easy.
The delicate balance between encouraging opinions and critical thought, and in stifling hateful views... not easy.
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