[–] Gringojones ago
The problem isn't that this kid has shitty ideas. The problem is that he's being given a platform that has bandwagon power behind it.
2019-11-01 | Instagram star says World War II 'too intense' for Millennials | Daily Mail Online
"Angry viewers have taken to social media to berate an Instagram influencer after he claimed learning about World War II would harm pupils' mental health.", " This country is breeding a lot of ignorant buffoons. 'Another added: 'Should have sacked the whole team for not knowing what a Mortar Board is or when World War Two started. 'And a third said: 'Just remembered an entire team of contestants on The Apprentice didn't know what year World War Two began. '", "Events manager Riyonn Farsad was fired having been part of the losing team five times and Lord Alan Sugar's patience ran out after a disappointing display.", "Freddie told Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway: 'I don't think encouraging death or telling people how many people died in the world war is going to make it better. 'He suggested replacing a portion the time given to World War II topics with things that could prepare pupils for when they leave school, such as how to get a mortgage or how to understand Brexit.", "His team were stumped by the starting date of the war before they even began the task, which involved finding a pre-war copy of Alice's Adventures In WonderlandOne viewer tweeted: 'It says a lot about the British education system, when The Apprentice candidates don't know when World War Two started and how long it lasted."
[–] outrider787 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
British are getting more fucking stupid every day, how can anyone not know when WW II started?? Especially in Britain?? British schools suck, and this moron is as dense as any
[–] spaceman84 [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I'm not going to fact check myself but I seem to recall reading that the Brits were one of the last western nations to adopt public education and British literacy lagged behind everyone else for a period of time. Might not be remembering that correctly maybe some history nerd can confirm/deny.