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| posted by puyi 61 days ago |
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Common wildlife 'alien' to many British kids
British children's knowledge of wildlife comes a poor second to their ability to identify science fiction creatures such as Star Wars characters, according to a survey.
The National Trust (NT) poll revealed that while only just over half of children knew what the leaf of their national tree, the oak, looked like, nine out of 10 were able to identify Jedi grand master Yoda.
Despite a three-fold increase in the nation's magpie population over the last 30 years, only 29 per cent of children were able to recognise the black and white bird, while half could not tell the difference between a bee and a wasp.
a recent poll amongst teenagers revealed 9 out of 10 boys thought beavers lived in england and many boasted they had seen a beaver or 2.....................
darren rudd is and never was a sinophile
but the reports were a smoggy mistake
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| posted by Lola 61 days ago (edited 61 days ago) |
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I'm not surprised. I know a rather alarming amount about Britain's flora & fauna, thanks to having read every single Enid Blyton book between the ages of about six to 12. Decried for sexism, racism, elitism and a bunch of other isms, Blyton's pretty much shunned these days as an author, which is a shame because her books were very educational on an entirely different level, as well as capturing an era of British life which may have been complete fantasy, but made for a cracking read for an 8-year-old on the other side of the planet in Malaysia.
I'm also under the impression that basic literacy skills among kids (and adults) in the UK today are pretty shocking in any case, as kids are watching rather than reading.**
**No Foth, I have no stats and can't be arsed to back up this statement, as it is merely an opinion based on completely unresearched assumption.
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| posted by Beer Boy 61 days ago |
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Lolakins, with you on the EB books, I did a fair few of them as well in my distant childhood.
I am aspiring to be just OK!
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| posted by Lola 61 days ago |
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I even know what a freaking stickleback is, fat lot of use it's done me in life. Not even a Trivial Pursuit or Bulldog quiz question, sheesh.
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| posted by AKA 61 days ago |
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Originally posted by Lola
I'm not surprised. I know a rather alarming amount about Britain's flora & fauna, thanks to having read every single Enid Blyton book between the ages of about six to 12. Decried for sexism, racism, elitism and a bunch of other isms, Blyton's pretty much shunned these days as an author, which is a shame because her books were very educational on an entirely different level, as well as capturing an era of British life which may have been complete fantasy, but made for a cracking read for an 8-year-old on the other side of the planet in Malaysia.
I'm also under the impression that basic literacy skills among kids (and adults) in the UK today are pretty shocking in any case, as kids are watching rather than reading.**
**No Foth, I have no stats and can't be arsed to back up this statement, as it is merely an opinion based on completely unresearched assumption.
I always wanted to read those, I liked the idea of a dog called Georgian Timmy
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