tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952380198101425751.post8691239227970623819..comments2023-04-03T22:39:49.432+10:00Comments on Thoughts from a Fish Bowl: Banning the burkaAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18373183912273084195noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952380198101425751.post-50999692985982496242009-08-17T07:57:27.551+10:002009-08-17T07:57:27.551+10:00This was in a paper in France whilst I was there. ...This was in a paper in France whilst I was there. It is linked to what you are saying. <br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8197917.stm<br /><br />"French officials have banned a Muslim woman from swimming in a public pool while wearing a swimsuit that covers her entire body.<br /><br />The woman had swum in July in the pool in Emerainville, east of Paris, in the "burkini" - a loose-fitting garment resembling a wetsuit with a hood."<br /><br />The article continues.<br /><br />I think this type of thing is endemic in the world we live in at the moment. Governments attempt to solve the syptoms of problems, rather thean the problems themselves.<br /><br />Point in case is the the way the government reacted to the BNP gaining seats in the Euro elections. Instead of finiding out why people were turning away from the mainstream parties and towards the BNP, they came out with a load of hot air. <br /><br />Another example is the recent news about so called 'harder A-levels deserve more points in league tables'. Now obviously, I would say that History is harder than say...I can't think of a soft subject, but you get the idea. The point is that we shouldn't be worrying about how to make the results seem better, we should be looking at why kids aren't scoring as highly in those subjects, and why fewer kids want to take those subjects. <br /><br />As a side note to the above example, I find it ironic the Tories want Maths and Physics to be weighted heavily, and yet apparently exams are getting easier :SWBAGNRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909254514781594737noreply@blogger.com