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Some Teenager's Knowledge Of History Is Much Worse Than I First Thought.
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Following on from my earlier post, is there something wrong with today's teaching of history?
Following on from my earlier post, is there something wrong with today's teaching of history?
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The survey by Premier Inns, and from the link
'A spokesman for Premier Inn said: 'We are a bit surprised by the fact youngsters don't know their Shakespeare from Sir Alan or where many of the major historical events took place in the UK
However it's something that can be rectified by visiting all the fantastic landmarks and places of interest the UK has to offer.'
Roughly translates as 'stay with us and you will become knowledgeable in history. Yes, not a self-promoting advert then?
'A spokesman for Premier Inn said: 'We are a bit surprised by the fact youngsters don't know their Shakespeare from Sir Alan or where many of the major historical events took place in the UK
However it's something that can be rectified by visiting all the fantastic landmarks and places of interest the UK has to offer.'
Roughly translates as 'stay with us and you will become knowledgeable in history. Yes, not a self-promoting advert then?
I do not think you can attach a great deal of importance to the findings of a "survey" by Premier Inns.
Nothing mentioned about how the survey was conducted, or how the respondents were selected, or the actual numbers of individuals who had got things wrong.
I suspect many of the wrong answers were deliberate; The idea that Bill Shakespeare was head of the BBC or that Nick Knowles built the Pyramids is pretty funny... :)
If the Mail think this is a genuine story, it says much more about the Mail than it does about UK teenagers knowledge of history, in my opinion...
Nothing mentioned about how the survey was conducted, or how the respondents were selected, or the actual numbers of individuals who had got things wrong.
I suspect many of the wrong answers were deliberate; The idea that Bill Shakespeare was head of the BBC or that Nick Knowles built the Pyramids is pretty funny... :)
If the Mail think this is a genuine story, it says much more about the Mail than it does about UK teenagers knowledge of history, in my opinion...
Daily Gripe journalism aside, history teaching in schools has been up the spout for at least a decade, squeezed out by the demands of a dull central-government scheme of work and by an ever-overladen list of compulsory subjects. By year 9 of secondary, kids will be lucky to get one lesson of history a week.
Whether history is being taught correctly, and enough importance is attached to its teaching are obviously a worthy subject, particularly at the moment.. I do not think this survey informs us much on that subject however. Like ymb and others have said, more like kids being funny and cheap publicity for Premier Inns...
Q. Who built the pyramids?
A. Nick Knowles
Q. Who was Anne Frank?
A. An American chat show host
Q. Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?
A. An X Factor finalist
Q. Name a World War II prime minister
A. Alan Sugar
Q. Name one of Henry VIII's six wives
A. Delia Smith
Q. Name a Daily newspaper that has no sense of humour and fails to spot 'joke' answers?
A. See link above
A. Nick Knowles
Q. Who was Anne Frank?
A. An American chat show host
Q. Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?
A. An X Factor finalist
Q. Name a World War II prime minister
A. Alan Sugar
Q. Name one of Henry VIII's six wives
A. Delia Smith
Q. Name a Daily newspaper that has no sense of humour and fails to spot 'joke' answers?
A. See link above
On reflection, the kids have come up with some interesting programme concepts:
Giza SOS- nick has just 72 hours to build a tomb fit for a king
The Attic show - people who have been trapped in an attic or cellar for years are given the chance to chat to celebrities of their choice
The cabinet apprentice - Alan sugar takes over as PM and selects 10 hopefuls to be his cabinet
Giza SOS- nick has just 72 hours to build a tomb fit for a king
The Attic show - people who have been trapped in an attic or cellar for years are given the chance to chat to celebrities of their choice
The cabinet apprentice - Alan sugar takes over as PM and selects 10 hopefuls to be his cabinet
You wonder why we dig at the DM when they publish tripe like this
This is a regular story for the hard of thought
What it proves is that if you ask 100 teenagers questions about anything at least 5% will give you sarcastic answers which you can then report as fact.
Strewth it must be a slow news day!!!
This is a regular story for the hard of thought
What it proves is that if you ask 100 teenagers questions about anything at least 5% will give you sarcastic answers which you can then report as fact.
Strewth it must be a slow news day!!!
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