British youth: Hitler was a soccer coach

Snoshi · 11-07-2009, 06:32 AM

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One in six children in Britain believe Auschwitz is a World War Two theme park, and one in four think the atom bomb was dropped on PearlHarbor – a study conducted in the UK among 2,000 schoolchildren showed.

The study, published in the Daily Mail on Friday, tested children between the ages of nine and 15 on their knowledge of facts of both world wars, and reveals disturbing ignorance of the kids' knowledge of the circumstances, the dates, and the people at their center.

One of the study's more disturbing findings is that one in 20 British children believe Adolf Hitler was a German soccer coach, not the leader of the brutal Nazi regim

One in 20 think the Holocaust was a celebration held to mark the end of the war and one in 10 believe the SS refers to author Enid Blyton's Secret Seven series, not Hitler's personal bodyguards.

One in 12 said The Blitz was a massive clean-up operation in Europe after World War Two.

Britain marks its annual Remembrance Day next week, on November 11, but 40% of its schoolchildren are unaware of this, according to the study.

When asked to point to the nation's symbol of Remembrance day – a red poppy – 12% of the children pointed to the McDonald's gold arches instead.

Only half of the children know that the term D-Day refers to the invasion of Normandy – with a quarter of them thinking it means 'Dooms Day'. A quarter of the children believe a nuclear bomb was dropped on Pearl Harbor which spurred America's involvement in the war.

The study was conducted by war veterans' charity Erskine in the run-up to Remembrance Day.

Major Jim Panton, chief executive of Erskine, said: "Some of the answers to this poll have shocked us", adding that he believes more emphasis should be placed on educating society on the matter.

"Schoolchildren are the future of the country and it is important that we help them to learn about our history," he added.

One encouraging finding was that 70% of the students said they would like to be taught more about the world wars at school.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...801423,00.html

Bacilluspolymyxa · 11-07-2009, 06:33 AM

It's from the Daily Mail Snoshi

Snoshi · 11-07-2009, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Bacilluspolymyxa

It's from the Daily Mail Snoshi

I am sorry.. But i am not really knowledgeable the British Press. Is it some kind of a tabloid?

BloodyTalon · 11-07-2009, 07:17 AM

$20 says those kids were just fvcking with the surveyors.

muck · 11-07-2009, 07:23 AM

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British youth: Hitler was a soccer coach

What the heck...

KoTeMoRe · 11-07-2009, 07:27 AM

Ok where to start?

1. Aged from 9 to 15.
2. 1 out of 20 (5%)
3. Lacking any figures on population sample.
4. Ynet reporting a Daily Mail piece.

Connaught Ranger · 11-07-2009, 07:49 AM

Another example of the failed education system under the commies,

err . . . . . I mean the Labour government.

Bacilluspolymyxa · 11-07-2009, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Snoshi

I am sorry.. But i am not really knowledgeable the British Press. Is it some kind of a tabloid?

Its sort of a tabloid for racists, paranoids and old women smelling of cat pee that wear cardigans covered in yesterdays breakfast. Oh and they have a history of backing the Nazis.

Mikhael · 11-07-2009, 08:30 AM

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British youth: Hitler was a FOOTBALL coach

Now it's true... wait what ?

Mackie · 11-07-2009, 08:40 AM

I say 1 out of 5 don't know the Daily Mails political orientation in the 1930s.

Leaper · 11-07-2009, 08:42 AM

I belived Hitler was the guy who did the Simpsons voices....you learn something new everyday!

SpikeBayonet · 11-07-2009, 08:43 AM

Hitler was a soccer (football) coach...

Why does this sound like a Python sketch to me?

Bacilluspolymyxa · 11-07-2009, 08:57 AM

I can remember the some of the stories the Daily Mail used to run when unemployment was rife in 1984, apparently there were jobs enough for everyone but most people were indolent and lazy and did not want to work or how single mothers were the biggest single threat to British society since the Black Death.

Switek · 11-07-2009, 08:58 AM

Well If Hitler was football coach he must have failed World Cup 1939-45.

Evolv5 · 11-07-2009, 09:01 AM

So the question is ... are the students really this ignorant? or did they just not care about the survey and ****ed with them?

I'm guessing a healthy combination of both.

11-07-2009, 06:33 AM	#2
Bacilluspolymyxa Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 6,005	It's from the Daily Mail Snoshi

11-07-2009, 07:17 AM	#4
BloodyTalon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Doing PT through Telegraph Ave for 1 more year. Age: 21 Posts: 3,161	$20 says those kids were just fvcking with the surveyors.

11-07-2009, 07:27 AM	#6
KoTeMoRe Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Among Godless Animals. I'm happy. Posts: 4,273	Ok where to start? 1. Aged from 9 to 15. 2. 1 out of 20 (5%) 3. Lacking any figures on population sample. 4. Ynet reporting a Daily Mail piece.

11-07-2009, 07:49 AM	#7
Connaught Ranger Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Garlic Fields of Transylvania, Romania. Age: 51 Posts: 6,901	Another example of the failed education system under the commies, err . . . . . I mean the Labour government.

11-07-2009, 08:40 AM	#10
Mackie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Stuttgart Posts: 1,963	I say 1 out of 5 don't know the Daily Mails political orientation in the 1930s.

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Leaper Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A foxhole near YOU Posts: 1,219	I belived Hitler was the guy who did the Simpsons voices....you learn something new everyday!

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SpikeBayonet Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Locked in the crapper onboard World Watch One Age: 43 Posts: 82	Hitler was a soccer (football) coach... Why does this sound like a Python sketch to me?

11-07-2009, 08:57 AM	#13
Bacilluspolymyxa Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 6,005	I can remember the some of the stories the Daily Mail used to run when unemployment was rife in 1984, apparently there were jobs enough for everyone but most people were indolent and lazy and did not want to work or how single mothers were the biggest single threat to British society since the Black Death.

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Switek Diagnosis: chronic mpnetoholism (F99.9) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Greater Poland (Potatoland) Age: 40 Posts: 10,212	Well If Hitler was football coach he must have failed World Cup 1939-45.

11-07-2009, 09:01 AM	#15
Evolv5 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Si vis pacem, para bellum Posts: 4,207	So the question is ... are the students really this ignorant? or did they just not care about the survey and ****ed with them? I'm guessing a healthy combination of both.