Teachers blame sketch show and ‘Big Brother’ for rudeness and excessive swearing in the classroom.
Television executives are to be urged by schoolteachers to tone down the language and behaviour shown in programmes because pupils are copying what they see and hear in the classroom.
Also to blame, apparently, are The Catherine Tate Show and The Simpsons. To quote another show from the genius-creator of the latter, ‘what a complete load.’ Since when did editing the entertainment industry make up for a lack of mindful parenting? Entreat upon parents to take responsibility for the child culture they have the biggest hand in creating, but accept that not much is to be done if they refuse, short of more nanny state b*ll*cks (which, unsurprisingly, is sort of what they’re after–what else is there when parents and teachers alike are made to feel hand-wringingly inept?). Either lighten up or lay down the law, but leave my trashy TV alone, thanks.
