Education Secretary a “Bird Brain”
There’s a lot going on here and -- honestly? -- I could argue both sides for kids reading (or not reading, as the case may be) classic authors. You probably could, too. Perhaps as this debate continues, we’ll bring more updates. In the meantime, this had to be quoted from the Telegraph instantly:
The Telegraph piece is here.
The National Association for the Teaching of English called Mr Johnson a “bird brain” yesterday.Maybe if Ian McNeilly, the director of said organization, had read more classic literature, he’d be able to dig for a better insult?
The Telegraph piece is here.
Labels: reading in schools
posted by Linda L. Richards at 1:23 AM
4 Comments:
I have read more classic literature than you care to shake a stick at. Whatever that means.
If you have a look at the Telegraph article you will see a comment underneath from me that might help explain my position on the issue.
Best wishes.
Ian McNeilly
Here's the comment in question:
'"The guy's a bird brain," he said. "Forcing children to study texts that are inappropriate puts them off the text, the author and the subject."'
And, yeah: it does explain your position. It doesn't naturally follow that your position is correct. Which is what I was saying in the first place, more or less.
Yes, it does NOW. But you hadn't quoted the second bit initially, had you? Jesus.
Correct: I did not quote the second bit initially. And I did not because it's neither interesting nor informative. Plus, the link to the Telegraph piece was there all along. Of course.
You seem to feel the quote clarifies things or somehow enriches your assertion that your colleague is a bird brain. I fail to see why. Care to comment?
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