Australian 'Holiday Days'...........
Feb 27th 2007, 8:01 pm
#76
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Re: Australian 'Holiday Days'...........
I've not taught history directly, but have taught citizenship and general studies and at times I have been pretty shocked at the level of understanding of the past that many of the kids have demonstrated.
In particular, I remember trying to explain why we had a 2 minutes silence and what the significance of it was. The kids really couldn't have been any less interested and obnoxious about the whole thing.
To be fair though, this was in the second worst school in Leicestershire, so maybe that had something to do with it...
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In particular, I remember trying to explain why we had a 2 minutes silence and what the significance of it was. The kids really couldn't have been any less interested and obnoxious about the whole thing.
To be fair though, this was in the second worst school in Leicestershire, so maybe that had something to do with it...
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Feb 28th 2007, 1:11 am
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Re: Australian 'Holiday Days'...........
I think this may be Leicestershire. I moved there and found the schooling dreadful. I took the kids out of good old Hyndleys and they went to Ashby grammar and Delisle. I had never met so many ignorant kids in my life. My sons were always involved with army cadets and the scouts, so remembrance day became important to them.
Leicestershire/Lecicester City is the poorest funded LEA in the country if memory serves me correctly...
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Feb 28th 2007, 5:55 pm
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Re: Australian 'Holiday Days'...........
I can't believe that MD09 can come onto a site meant mainly for British people and spout the cr*p that he has.
The fact is that all our Grandads/ Great Grandads have had to go to war and they were on the same side.
MD09 - you should be ashamed of yourself. If you hate the British so much then stop posting on here.
The fact is that all our Grandads/ Great Grandads have had to go to war and they were on the same side.
MD09 - you should be ashamed of yourself. If you hate the British so much then stop posting on here.
Feb 28th 2007, 8:10 pm
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Re: Australian 'Holiday Days'...........
Post by Vash:
>>We celebrate ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day; we have songs and poems dedicated to our fallen, and the wars in which we fought. Many Australians travel to Gallipoli for the annual memorial service. I've never heard of any Poms doing the same (though I do recall something about a few Pommy ex-soldiers visiting Flanders at some stage).<<
And don't forget that every evening at sundown, all RSL clubs have a short remembrance prayer - "At the going down of the sun, and in the morning...."
Very moving and done every single day.
>>We celebrate ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day; we have songs and poems dedicated to our fallen, and the wars in which we fought. Many Australians travel to Gallipoli for the annual memorial service. I've never heard of any Poms doing the same (though I do recall something about a few Pommy ex-soldiers visiting Flanders at some stage).<<
And don't forget that every evening at sundown, all RSL clubs have a short remembrance prayer - "At the going down of the sun, and in the morning...."
Very moving and done every single day.
Feb 28th 2007, 9:37 pm
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Re: Australian 'Holiday Days'...........
Post by Vash:
>>We celebrate ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day; we have songs and poems dedicated to our fallen, and the wars in which we fought. Many Australians travel to Gallipoli for the annual memorial service. I've never heard of any Poms doing the same (though I do recall something about a few Pommy ex-soldiers visiting Flanders at some stage).<<
And don't forget that every evening at sundown, all RSL clubs have a short remembrance prayer - "At the going down of the sun, and in the morning...."
Very moving and done every single day.
>>We celebrate ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day; we have songs and poems dedicated to our fallen, and the wars in which we fought. Many Australians travel to Gallipoli for the annual memorial service. I've never heard of any Poms doing the same (though I do recall something about a few Pommy ex-soldiers visiting Flanders at some stage).<<
And don't forget that every evening at sundown, all RSL clubs have a short remembrance prayer - "At the going down of the sun, and in the morning...."
Very moving and done every single day.
