I HAVE tried and failed to think of another country where it would be considered in any way controversial to propose that schools be required to build their education around that nation's values.
Can you imagine the US senate descending into mealy mouthed argument as to whether promoting American values in the classroom might upset some minority or other?
Or imagine South Africa humming and hah-ing as to whether the values on which the country proudly rebuilt itself after apartheid had a place in schools?
Even Sweden, the liberal pin up nation where David Cameron made the announcement on the teaching of British values, recently passed a law preventing religious schools teaching material that conflicts with Swedish ideals of tolerance.
Yet predictably enough as soon as the Prime Minister had made his announcement Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt accused Michael Gove of failing to live up to the British values of multi-culturalism. [Daily Express] Read more
