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by **Ken Malone** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:44

My thought for this day was to start this topic!

The catalyst was an interview heard on Radio 4 this morning. A Muslim father was asked
to what extent he felt his children needed to be protected from the decadence of Western Society.

Surprisingly he didn't speak about the decline of our society into moral decadence, or any of the
many specific ways in which this is being manifest.

Instead he said:

Yes, my children need to be protected from a society where the only printed matter in many homes
is the Littlewoods catalogue"

Muslim, Christian, aetheist.. doesn't matter. But when a society stops reading I think it might stop
knowing what questions to ask those in 'power'. And there leads the road to Dictatorship!

and that's my Thought For the Day.

by **Ian Linden** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:07

Indeed!

by **Lindsey Gray** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:34

Palmolive or Pears??? :lol:

by **Andrew Milne** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:17

Now that's a tough one Lindz!!! I'm going to have to give that one some serious thought

It is very true about reading matter though sadly. It's a rule in my class that the children can read anything (within reason) so long as they are reading!

by **Lindsey Gray** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 13:03

Heheheh...have I stumped you?

by **Ken Malone** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 13:04

stumped me too!

by **Lindsey Gray** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 13:05

Really? I thought that would be an easy one for men of your calibre!!! :lol:

by **Ken Malone** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 13:07

well I did intend the thread to be a bit more... shall we say thoughtful .. than our usual manic stuff

by **Lindsey Gray** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 13:16

Oh Ok... I meant as in which flavour of soap! Does that help?

by **Ian Izzard** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 14:05

Iwas going to say Palmolive for washing and Pears for a snack. Although I don't eat nearly enough fruit.

by **Ed Swindell** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 17:23

Well, i should be alright you can't move for reading material in my place

argos catalogues, take away menus, tv guides, gossip magazines, local free newspapers, junk mail...

only kidding - i'm a book junkie.

by **Ken Malone** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 17:45

and copies of The Latest SCORE!!!!! :wink:

We are book people here too!

But regrettably we are all part of a tiny minority these days.

by **Andrew Milne** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 19:19

Ed Swindell wrote:Well, i should be alright you can't move for reading material in my place

argos catalogues, take away menus, tv guides, gossip magazines, local free newspapers, junk mail...

only kidding - i'm a book junkie.

All of those are excellent examples of texts adapted for a specific purpose though and are all welcome and used in my classroom.

by **Ken Malone** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 22:17

Andrew Milne wrote: All of those are excellent examples of texts adapted for a specific purpose though and are all welcome and used in my classroom.

So there's copies of Hello and FHM in there too? :wink:

by **Andrew Milne** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 22:24

No I have to draw the line somewhere!

by **Ken Malone** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 22:25

glad to hear it

by **Lindsey Gray** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 09:43

Have you worked out what I meant yet Ken?

by **Ken Malone** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:30

oh you meant something!!! .... sorry Lindsey I didn't realise. Do tell? :looney:

by **Lindsey Gray** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:28

No no it's fine...

<ambles off feeling down heartened AGAIN!>

by **Ken Malone** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:39

what are you on about???????????????????????????????????

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