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Molly coddle children if you want but you will create a risk Averse, unbalanced wean with no tools to deal with issues further down the line.
Well, that's bollocks.
It's not even a good film.
But no I'd not even show it to my S2 class of 13yo's. Maybe that's me being risk averse.
I think the teacher should choose another age appropriate film to show them , or at least promise to beep out the swearing.
I showed Junior J the Wizard of Oz @2 y/o and he is now witchphobic. :-{
@ lols at nwa Tuesday.
I love how using the word "curriculum" instantly gives this thread/teacher credibility. Can anyone with experience as a teacher, indicate which "curriculum" says its OK to show a film rated for Year 10's/11's to some Year 5's?
I love the phrase "all berghaus and buffs." As use by a previous posted. Its more likely that the teacher is into "outdoors" and has taken the opportunity to put Touching the Void into his SCHEME of WORK for literacy or something like that.
Common sense would tell you that a 15 rated film is not suited to 9 year olds. Show me the piece of paper that says "Touching the Void" with all its sweary bits is the only way to engage Year 5's and then I might back down but REALLY?
That teacher is a LADO complaint waiting to happen.
Thats a good point. we definitly watched a dissapointing version of braveheart at school.
You watched the standard film then? 😀
Surprising, I've just had to give consent for my year 5 son to watch School of Rock even though its a PG and they've just performed in the Musical. I thinking of saying no to protect him from Jack Black.
I'd have no problem letting my children watching Touching the void, they've heard plenty of swearing (often from me) and it's probably appropriate for the situation unlike the ridiculously placed F bomb in Ready Player One.
There is a massive difference between a parent showing a film rated 15 to a 12yo and a teacher, in school, as part of a lesson.
Take it to extreme. You might give a 15yo a glass of wine at home but would you be ok with a teacher doing it on a trip to France?
It is ridiculous but it's easier to have a solid red line that is not crossed than fuzz it with the curriculum excuse. (Which is just nonsense)
Hmmm, I would have to re-watch it as I can't remember the swearing. I do remember the endless Boney M though. I wouldn't want a class of kids singing Boney M back at me. No.
Telegraph story has made my day 😆
Crevasse ****er !
So it is “on the curriculum”
When did kids start doing their GCSE’s in primary school 😆👍
Telegraph story has made my day 😆
Thanks for pointing it out, if it wasn't for you I'd have missed it. Classic.
When did kids start doing their GCSE’s in primary school 😆👍
Indeed, something fishys going on 🐟🐟🐟
For a moment I thought they were showing this 🙂
I don't think its fair for the teacher to put parents in this position. Most parents can make an informed decision in the home for their own child, some are going to say yes, some no. However, not every parent is considered enough to make an informed choice for their child (not intending to be patronising but thinking of the parents at our kids school blindly letting 6 year olds play Call Of Duty and Grand Theft Auto). Incidentally 6 years later these kids seem more often than not to be the trouble makers, and yes I know there is far more than the maturity of the films/games at play here.
If you end up excluding a few kids some of the others will pick on them. Why create the ammo?