What are our schools up to?

Submitted: Saturday, Jun 07, 2008 at 19:48
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Before I start I just wish to clarify I am NOT having a go at any teachers or any education staff in any way. This is a question with hopefully some enlightening answers. I am in no way having a go at my sister or her family either, they are much wiser than me and my kids in many different aspects of life.

I was at my sister's place today and we got around to the subject of travel (which always gets me talking) and my upcoming trip to Innaminka was one of the subjects. My sister and her four boys (16, 14, almost 10 and 8) all piped up and said "where's Innaminka?" no problem in that at all, but when I said "you know where the Burke and Wills deaths occured?" and they all said "who the heck are Burke and Wills?" I went "you're joking, none of you know who Burke and Wills are?" Seems it is not a taught (possibly not learned by my sister and nephews????) subject as they had no idea of many of our early explorers. Now I am only 2 years older than my sister and went to the same public schools as she and I do remember "learning" about many of our famous explorers. By no means do I know much about each of them but bloody hell...Burke and Wills c'mon!!!.

Is this just my sister's family or is this for real in many families out there?

Anyway after about 1.5 mins of trying to explain the tragedy and how close it was for Burke and Wills, the boys dissapeared not really interested, I did not pursue this as I beleive it is not my place to, but in my family I absolutely want it learnt by my children.

Thanks for any replies.
Trevor.

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