Comments on: Peace in the playground
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Groundviews is an award winning Sri Lankan citizen journalism initiativeWed, 23 May 2012 09:03:37 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1By: Sanjana
http://groundviews.org/2007/03/08/peace-in-the-playground/#comment-978
SanjanaFri, 23 Mar 2007 08:03:42 +0000http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/08/peace-in-the-playground/#comment-978Pity that the concept of peace in the playground, and indeed, off the playground, didn't <a href="http://www.jasminenews.com/archives/lankanews/bob-woolmer-autopsy-reveals-strangulation/1378" rel="nofollow">safeguard the life of Bob Woolmer</a>.Pity that the concept of peace in the playground, and indeed, off the playground, didn’t safeguard the life of Bob Woolmer.
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http://groundviews.org/2007/03/08/peace-in-the-playground/#comment-977
SanjanaFri, 09 Mar 2007 08:41:26 +0000http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/08/peace-in-the-playground/#comment-977For a different take on peace in the playground, read http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/09/a-royal-%e2%80%93-thomian-family/For a different take on peace in the playground, read http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/09/a-royal-%e2%80%93-thomian-family/
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commentFri, 09 Mar 2007 01:44:12 +0000http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/08/peace-in-the-playground/#comment-976The idea of incoporating conflict resolution in a school curriculum is indeed commendable. But you cannot build this in a vacuum. This has to go hand in hand with other reforms. Having been educated in schools in Australia and Sri Lanka, I noticed a greater emphasis is placed in Australia on language analysis and critical thinking especially at the high school level. Take for instance the teaching of history. The Mahavamsa, has been the unquestioned, historical source used to teach both Sinhala and Thamil children Sri Lankan history for quite some time. Australia currently follows the modern trend in history education which is less about learning facts and more about critically analysing available data and records and making a wide range of information sources available to children. The current government in Australia is trying to reverse this trend back to the traditional approach to teaching history. Prime Minister John Howard, is also critical about the "black arm band view" of Australian history which refers in detail to the attrocities commited against the Aboriginal population etc. Currently, high school children don't just learn the date that Captain Cook landed in Australia, but also the implications behind that. Clearly politicians in all nations recognise that manipulation of the education system, especially in areas such as history, gives them the power to push a particular political agenda.The idea of incoporating conflict resolution in a school curriculum is indeed commendable. But you cannot build this in a vacuum. This has to go hand in hand with other reforms. Having been educated in schools in Australia and Sri Lanka, I noticed a greater emphasis is placed in Australia on language analysis and critical thinking especially at the high school level. Take for instance the teaching of history. The Mahavamsa, has been the unquestioned, historical source used to teach both Sinhala and Thamil children Sri Lankan history for quite some time. Australia currently follows the modern trend in history education which is less about learning facts and more about critically analysing available data and records and making a wide range of information sources available to children. The current government in Australia is trying to reverse this trend back to the traditional approach to teaching history. Prime Minister John Howard, is also critical about the “black arm band view” of Australian history which refers in detail to the attrocities commited against the Aboriginal population etc. Currently, high school children don’t just learn the date that Captain Cook landed in Australia, but also the implications behind that. Clearly politicians in all nations recognise that manipulation of the education system, especially in areas such as history, gives them the power to push a particular political agenda.
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http://groundviews.org/2007/03/08/peace-in-the-playground/#comment-975
clyde HolmesThu, 08 Mar 2007 18:04:54 +0000http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/08/peace-in-the-playground/#comment-975That's what Blair should have said Peace education, peace education, peace education instead of embarking on the Iraq war!That’s what Blair should have said Peace education, peace education, peace education instead of embarking on the Iraq war!
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http://groundviews.org/2007/03/08/peace-in-the-playground/#comment-974
clyde HolmesThu, 08 Mar 2007 18:02:17 +0000http://www.groundviews.org/2007/03/08/peace-in-the-playground/#comment-974Hi Nia, really found this one interesting and liked the way you linked the problems in Sri Lanka with the UK.That word says it all- Discrimmigration!! I love it- I'm a sucker for a bit of word-play!Hi Nia, really found this one interesting and liked the way you linked the problems in Sri Lanka with the UK.That word says it all- Discrimmigration!! I love it- I’m a sucker for a bit of word-play!
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