And while I'm about quoting the Guardian...
You never read about cats being found doing something this moronic.
Posts archive for: 6 September, 2008
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Is this sheer madness I see before me
@ 2008-09-06 – 10:54:52
For the love of god.
What hope do children have if they are being educated by idiots who would come up with the idea that a Carol Ann Duffy poem could incite someone to violence?
I know the pen is supposed to be mighter than the sword, but come on.
It's Carol Ann Duffy.
I've had the pleasure of meeting Carol Ann Duffy on a couple of occasions. She's a nice, quietly spoken woman.
The last time I heard her read it was from a book of poetry which largley laid bare the break-up of a relationship.
She is the antithesis of glamorised violence. Her poetry is not about glamorising violence.
Surely a poem that introduces the word 'knife' into a classroom gives teachers the opportunity to discuss the subject in a learning setting.
Not saying the word does not make the problem go away.
