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Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum?

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Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:26:11 -0700 (PDT), Jerry Kraus wrote:
> 
>>On Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 2:24:59 PM UTC-5, Peter Percival wrote:
>>> I know that Newton pretended that there were seven colours in the 
>>> rainbow (presumably he didn't really believe it).  It seems that English 
>>> school children are being taught that it's true:
>>> 
>>>    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36577208 .
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> A high and rising proportion of children are being born to mothers
>>> least fitted to bring children into the world.... Some are of low
>>> intelligence, most of low educational attainment. They are unlikely
>>> to be able to give children the stable emotional background, the
>>> consistent combination of love and firmness.... They are producing
>>> problem children.... The balance of our human stock, is threatened...
>>>              Sir Keith Joseph
>>
>>Color is subjective perception, what difference does it make?
> 
> Because it will be on the tests the school children will be graded on.

And it appears they are being told the "correct" answer.

I highly doubt most school children would understand all the nits about
culture and language. 

-- 
Jim Pennino

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Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-23 20:24 +0100
  Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-23 19:45 +0000
    Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-24 13:27 +0100
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    Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2016-06-24 08:56 -0400
      Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-24 16:12 +0000
        Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2016-06-24 23:43 -0400
          Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-25 05:06 +0000
            Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2016-06-25 10:52 -0400
              Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-25 15:28 +0000
                Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2016-06-25 13:15 -0400
                Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-25 20:15 +0000
                Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2016-06-25 17:49 -0400
                Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-25 22:35 +0000
  Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-06-23 20:14 +0000
    Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-06-23 17:48 -0400
      Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-06-24 10:19 -0500
        Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Archimedes Plutonium <plutonium.archimedes@gmail.com> - 2016-06-24 14:03 -0700
  Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-06-24 18:42 +0000
    Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2016-06-24 23:49 -0400
  Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Jerry Kraus <jkraus1999@gmail.com> - 2016-06-24 06:43 -0700
  Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Jerry Kraus <jkraus1999@gmail.com> - 2016-06-24 13:26 -0700
    Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2016-06-24 23:50 -0400
      Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-25 05:09 +0000
        Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2016-06-25 11:11 -0400
          Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-25 15:38 +0000
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              Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-25 16:50 +0000
                Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2016-06-25 13:53 -0400
                Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-25 20:20 +0000
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                Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-06-25 19:25 -0400
  Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Jerry Kraus <jkraus1999@gmail.com> - 2016-06-24 11:46 -0700

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