Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com Newsgroups: sci.physics Subject: Re: Are English school children really taught that there are seven colours in the visible spectrum? Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2016 05:09:24 -0000 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 31 Sender: Jim Pennino Message-ID: <49g14d-e9a.ln1@mail.specsol.com> References: Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="db4120ef82bbc153014637d4cd15a795"; logging-data="30019"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19iKi+891VQ3BKs/JhBTglK" User-Agent: tin/2.2.1-20140504 ("Tober an Righ") (UNIX) (SunOS/5.10 (i86pc)) Cancel-Lock: sha1:XUy4vHHqn5nRUTLnRA1yyyf2wow= Xref: csiph.com sci.physics:586537 Wally W. 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