Teaching children @ slave trade to help stamp out slavery today Britain's involvement a mandatory part: HOW?

Question

Plan is for history cyllabus from Sept

Teaching schoolchildren about the slave trade will help stamp out modern day slavery, campaigners said.

From next month, Britain's involvement in slavery and the abolition of the trade will be a mandatory part of the history curriculum for secondary school pupils.

The new syllabus contains more emphasis on ethnic minority groups and their roles in British history.

The move was applauded by Anti-Slavery International who said it was important that students learnt about Britain's role.

Director Aidan McQuade said: "Only with a better understanding of the transatlantic slave trade will we be able to tackle its legacies.

"Today, 12.3 million people are still forced to work against their will, trafficked into slavery, forced into bonded labour or born as slaves.

"Learning about the transatlantic slave trade will help students better understand modern slavery and will hopefully inspire a new generation of abolitionists to take up the fight to stamp out slavery in all its forms."

Pupils aged 11 to 14 are to be taught about the work of reformers such as William Wilberforce, the MP who campaigned for the abolition of the slave trade, and fellow campaigner Olaudah Equiano, who was a former slave.

Teachers have been told to ask pupils questions such as "What does it mean to be free?" as well as looking at links to emancipation and racial segregation.

Children will also learn about notable black figures in American history and the civil rights movement in the US. Children will study the history and growth of the British Empire and its impact on people overseas as well as learning how the British took control of India and the rise and fall of the Mughal Empire.

What about the differences in today's slave trade?

What @ the role of adult education in stopping it?

As most modern slave trading is for s*x, why are Govts legalising prostitution & making mass slavery to lust worse via constant multi-media porno?

Why have Govts let p**n & gambling drive the Web?

Are Govts not presenting call girls etc using the 'Net as admirable trade?

Are they trying to whitewash their 'snouts in the trough' corruption?

Will kids who refuse jobs in legal brothels be denied unemployment benefit?

Answer 1

Don't think it will work.

Decode this lyrics " Sleeping child"

In digging up graveyards of failures and horrors of the past.

The problems is not lack of history.

The problems is the creation of living human kind to be a "Better man" as the Son of God in time without going through the process of being "Born again" that is at fault.

Luke 9.25,55-56,60

Luke 8.5-8,10-17

Luke 6.39-40,41-45,46-49

John 7.19

Matt 22.32

What do you think?

Answer 2

The only way to tackle this is with teeth and severely punitive punishment for anyone caught operating an enforced labour regime and anyone connected with these traders.

As the main culprits are major supporters of the political parties this isn't going to happen in my life time - they are too skilled in hoodwinking us all into believing these goods are made by fair and equitable means.

I am not ashamed of what has happened in the past as I had no influence over it, but I am able to applaud and tell the tale of those who brought about the demise of this shameful trade in real living feeling, thinking people who did nothing wrong.

Answer 3

It depends on how it is taught. This is another example of PC being rammed down our throats and the throats of our children. I'm tired of it because I had to study the two world wars at school and found them boring. Awareness of British history is useful but students ought to have a basic world history before delving into further elements of British history. It appears to be a way of apologising to some ethnic groups about the slave trade but none of us were alive back then, so why should it affect anyone? Call me ignorant but why should the children of this country be held accountable about something which was done hundreds of years ago? As I said, awareness is useful but there are other parts of history that are just as fascinating and left out. I would like to see more of an emphasis on ancient history because a lot of it is speculation and it would be nice if students could choose historical electives when they study for their GCSES so if they wished to learn about certain subjects, they could.

I think the national curriculum should include languages and encourage more creativity in children. The arts, sports and other subjects are skimmed over to make way for more academic ones. Children normally display an interest early, so why not allow them to focus on what they are interested in? A general awareness sure but well......................

Answer 4

This is the appalling 'left' again, corrupting our children and sowing the seeds of self loathing. I have said before that they should be rounded up and driven out of education. This country can never move forward with these multicultural cretins in charge.

Answer 5

I always thought the slave trade was taught to kids in secondary school (year 8 or 9!)  going from the beginnings of the trade and the trade triangle (forget its actual name) through to Wilberforce and the ending of slavery.  In the UK I think kids should be taught UK history first and then concentrate on other countries.  The slave trade is as much part of our history as is the Roman occupation and World War 2 - which, incidently, I was not taught at school.

Immigrants who want to know about the history of their original birth place, that is something they should do for themselves.  Schools can't teach all things to all pupils and should concentrate on what will affect them in this country and the reasons why this country is as it is.

Answer 6

wrong on all counts, this is another sop to the minorities, telling them that our ancestors were all involved in the deplorable slave trade. Well mine weren't to the best of my knowledge.  Well how about teaching them to read, write, and do maths first before, because many seem to be illiterate going on the ones i hear around me.  The slave trade was reprehensible, but its still going on today and caused by countries that perhaps were slaves themselves once upon a time. Its about time we stopped apologising for things we had no input into and get on with basic education. I am fed up to the back teeth with the education system consistently failing our children, and telling those of us  that its our fault that slavery existed.    If they are intent on doing this, then they should tell them the role many of the countries that slaves came from had a hand in it. It was not unheard of for black people to sell their own into slavery, including arabs who bought slaves and shipped them to the far corners of the globe. And the Americans who used chinese slave labour to build their railways and much of their buildings.

all this PC c**p gets no one anywhere,  and if i really wanted to moan about slavery i could site the feckin Romans who came to Britain and enslaved my ancestors, where is my reparation for that.  Or sundry other invaders to the land of my birth, i could go on but what would be the point

Answer 7

As long as they tell the full history of the slave trade. Their own countrymen selling them in the first place would be good (doubt that would be added). It seems like a politcally correct thing to me and should leave politics out of the school system. Maybe they should concentrate on reading and writing considering some kids cannot even do that on leaving school. Pandering to the minority groups is not the way to go.