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Smellyoldgit wrote
The two are clearly linked, but I reckon poor education leads the way.
Kids are not trained to thing critically theses days - and faith schools need a good dose of TNT to help things along.
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I've been pondering the above.
One of the issues is that Britland, minus the few, went PC quite some time back, in no small part, due to the 'loonie left'. Too many peeps took PC to mean 'criticism not allowed'. My contention is that if 'criticism' isn't allowed, it stifles critical thinking. Too many see the two as synonymous.
In addition, and this may cause offence in certain quarters, the quality of teachers and teaching has gone down the pan. The number of Britland schools in 'Special Measures' is way too high. In addition, and this is a double whammy, the quality of parenting has gone down the pan to the extent that 'parenting skills courses' are being run, ffs. I'm sure that this, at least in part, may be due to the breakdown of the family unit.
What am I rabbiting on about, ffs. Poor education is leading the way. I agree.
HOWEVER (there's nearly always one of these, isn't there)
Educational standards are falling in the UK. This should mean that christarology, particularly amongst the young, ought to be on the rise. Not so, except in one specific case. In general, christardology, particularly amongst the young, is seen as being irrelevant. Facebook, Twitter and SnapChat et al are seen as having far more relevance by and to the young. The Happy Clappy christards are the exception, particularly with the young. Numbers for this particular set of twats are increasing.
I don't quite know what to make of this phenomenon.