Education – talking to my grandson – he stated that Reform won in a mock election in every year group. This made me think! 12-18 year olds are most exposed to porn – is there an Andrew Tate impact? If so there is a very real problem! If the next generation are swayed towards the misongystic, racist bollocks he spouts, and which is then retweeted by Reform MP’s we as a society need to counter this. It has made me think about my time as an educator – did I do enough to get children to think about the society they want to live in?
This should start with the home – what sort of environment do they want to grow up in? What responsibilities and duties does each individual have within it? Then the local area with the same questions of responsibilities and duties but now including a larger sample of perhaps relatives, neighbours but also users of facilities like parks and businesses like shops.
The questions basically become the same as the scale is increased to regional, nation, country and international levels. This would encourage critical thinking, could be neutral (I am sure Reform Brochures could be used in most situations!). I am sure that the vast majority of students would want a society that is empathetic and kind, that rewards hard work and respects the environment and others.