Egos and Shegoes in Brown’s Battle
By Alistair Owens www.keen2learn.co.uk
Our education is to be extended to today. The history books will recall the effect of a government and parliament that subjected itself to immense self harm through a complete disregard of restraint.
What model are we setting children in the classroom? Discipline is set by example and we teach that a team has synergy, mutual respect for each other and overcomes individuals shortcomings. United we stand, divided we fall. But somehow the focal point of this essential part of education in the classroom is at risk through a catastrophic public example by ministers of the converse.
Can we really be witnessing the chagrin of a cabinet minister, potentially seen by children as one of the highest positions of public authority, crying foul at how she has been dealt with. One thing to be caught abusing the trust by milking expenses claims, another, when chastised, to cause spiteful damage to the rest of the team.
The letter B of the alphabet is perhaps a little battle scarred. The succession of Blair, Brown, Blears and even Bush, could lead to the next letter of the alphabet becoming the government.
The next time we see Blears in tears we can ask what example she has set, what outcome she had in mind. Children in the educational programme in school could see the negative games played in parliament as an horrendous example of the lack of discipline in the breakdown of a team.
