Tuesday is Levellers Day

[Leman]

I demand you cover 2000 years of local and world history from all angles and points of view, in a balanced and objective manner, and do so within a dozen 45 minute lessons!

Get cracking!

I'll be over here setting the other unreachable targets for the school to be sold off when you don't hit them.

Tooi late, it was sold off and demolished in 2012.

[Leman]

Yes, I AM bitter as f**k!

[toxicpixie]

You mean it wasn't turned into a revenue machine with crippling debt and used to fund Daves' Mates' disappearing pension plans by sucking tax money out the economy?! They missed a trick there!

Slackers.

[Ithoriel]

I'm so old that in my day The Roman Invasion of Britain was Modern Studies

[T13A]

Hi

My son, Jack, is in year six and did the Greeks in year 2 or 3. One of the highlights for me was going in to school to watch him and his entire class (girls and boys) wearing helmets and shields made out of cardboard and with lengths of wood (which may have been broom handles) acting as spears doing close order phalanx drill. All seemed to love it. At the time they were learning about the battle of Thermopylae. He was lucky at the time to have a very inspiring teacher who sadly left the profession a couple of years ago due to the way teaching of our young appeared to be going under the current government. 

Cheers Paul

[FierceKitty]

What about the other 4000 or so? Slacker!

Much of that is pre-history, is it not? Writing came on the scene fairly late.

[Ithoriel]

Much of that is pre-history, is it not? Writing came on the scene fairly late.

Writing (as opposed to proto-writing) started somewhere in the 35th Century BCE so I guess we can let them off with five centuries

[d_Guy]

So if I understand the discussion so far there will not be hordes of people in the UK wearing sea green ribbons today. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Maybe a Levellers Tshirt (the band that is)

[toxicpixie]

Today, I shall mostly be listening to music. Should slip nicely to "World turned upside down" as well

And the second one down...

http://revhammer.com/listen.htm

[Roy]

So if I understand the discussion so far there will not be hordes of people in the UK wearing sea green ribbons today. 

Depends on if the Green Party is canvassing an areas for votes ... and they get mistaken for celebrating Levellers Day.

[d_Guy]

Toxic,
Thanks for those links (have also sent them on to one or two of my "Digger" friends).
Watched a brief documenry on Rev. hammer and Free Born John lives - plan to watch the whole think - thanks!

[d_Guy]

Depends on if the Green Party is canvassing an areas for votes ... and they get mistaken for celebrating Levellers Day.

the "Greens" ARE probably "Diggers" at the heart of it ( just may not know it).

[toxicpixie]

Pleasure!

I've been of the Hammer since my first Uni days; a crusty friend mentioned I might like to see him in concert as he was playing my home town the day after a Kingmaker gig we went to (they were a very average indie act and disappeared, but their support were a little known band called Radiohead!), and I was hooked ever after

He's an integral part of Red Sky Coven as well, who are on a mission to put the FUN back into FOLK

I really need a copy of the "Green Fool Recordings", as I lent mine to a mate years ago and haven't seen them since

[d_Guy]

Since there was a detailed discussion about what comprises the history that should be taught - and I am impressed by the number of history teachers present - let me pose another question.

Where does any NATION'S history begin? For example growing up in the US in the 1950's we where taught a substantial (if  cursory) portion of English (read British) history BECAUSE it was considered our history also.

Sorry - in a contemplative mood as I celebrate Levellers Day by drinking green tea and considering the Bill of Rights (yours and ours)

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

British History, that's easy: Late Summer 55BC when Caesar bodges his first invasion.
Well, that's when written history begins, at least in the UK, other parts of Europe, earlier or later, depending on whose account survives!

[Techno]

Where does any NATION'S history begin?

I think you could ask 100 different people from the same 'nation' and get 100 different answers. 
As Will says.....As far as written history goes......

Cheers - Phil