Iraq: teachers told to rewrite history

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MoD accused of sending propaganda to schools
By Richard Garner, Education Editor
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/iraq-teachers-told-to-rewrite-history-795711.html

Britain's biggest teachers' union has accused the Ministry of Defence of breaking the law over a lesson plan drawn up to teach pupils about the Iraq war. The National Union of Teachers claims it breaches the 1996 Education Act, which aims to ensure all political issues are treated in a balanced way.

Teachers will threaten to boycott military involvement in schools at the union's annual conference next weekend, claiming the lesson plan is a "propaganda" exercise and makes no mention of any civilian casualties as a result of the war.

They believe the instructions, designed for use during classroom discussions in general studies or personal, social and health education (PSE) lessons, are arguably an attempt to rewrite the history of the Iraq invasion just as the world prepares to mark its fifth anniversary.

Steve Sinnott, the general secretary of the NUT, said: "This isn't an attack on the military – nothing of the sort. I know they've done valuable work in establishing peace in some countries. It is an attack on practices that we cannot condone in schools. It is a question of whether you present fair and balanced views or put forward prejudice and propaganda to youngsters."

MoD accused of propaganda in Iraq worksheets for schools
http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2265284,00.html

[Doctor_J]

1. It will be that way here too.

In fact, currently any teacher of history or any other subject who tells the truth about the BFEE in class is very likely to be terrorized by the storm troopers of David Horowitz and Lynn Cheney.