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Peter Thomas
 
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On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 17:15:25 +0100, Roger McDodger
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Every classroom I was ever in had a picture of the current president.

Why?


Yes, why do American classrooms have photos of Al Gore?

I fail to see that,
like everyone else in this thread. Do explain how you know more than
us.

It's part of the education process,

"To imbue with a partisan or ideological point of view"
Just how education is "a picture" of the current president? Don't you
think kids see enough pictures of Their Leader in newspapers, on TV,
in educational materials etc?


If we're on about that Bush dude who has taken office in highly
dubious circumstances, I wouldn't be at all surprised if he had a big
photo of himself in his room, with the caption "George W Bush"
underneath. Y'know, he's um, not very bright... (pope... catholic...
bears... in woods)

don't schools in Britain have pictures of the Queen and/or the PM?

Maybe in a book or as part of an exercise or something. We don't have
them plastered all over the walls, and we don't worship them.


Not yet, anyway, but the plans for Blair Youth are coming along fine.

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