Buzz Lightyear? The first man on the moon? Give me a break.
Did you see this? In the news this week was a report about the results of the survey about the state of children’s general knowledge?
1 in 5 children aged 6 – 12 years thought Buzz Lightyear was the first man on the moon (Neil Armstrong must be weeping) and one third didn’t know who invented the telephone.
If yours don’t either, you could at least start by listening to this, the song sung by the mad professors in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. A nifty way to remember the big inventors and a great inspiration to pick yourself up again after some mega-flop.
The bit about the survey that depressed (and didn’t surprise) me was that, of course, two thirds knew that the disease Cheryl Cole had was malaria and more than half could name the winner of The X Factor, Joe McElderry. Although there’s nothing desperately wrong with knowing that, it’s still a pity these kids don’t also know about the people who’ve really stamped their mark on our history.
Of course, I’m writing this because we make films that are easy to watch and that teach you something of lasting value. Joe McElderry is probably going to disappear without trace pretty soon, whereas Louis Pasteur….well, enough said.
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