Patriotism

Pickers · 31-10-2007, 20:53

Highly esteemed members of Boat-drinks,
My first (and quite possibly only) contribution to this discussion forum comes in the guise of Patriotism.

Next week, my tutor group have to do an assembly for the rest of their "house", and it has been suggested and voted upon by the kids, that the theme should be Patriotism.
This comes in the wake of a host of major sporting events which saw support for England rise tremendously, and also in the recent announcement of Britain's bid for the 2018 football World Cup.

I want to help my tutor come up with an assembly that deals with the issue of patriotism, addressing ideas and controversies over it.
For example,

What (if anything) affects a person's 'right' to be patriotic for a country? Can someone of a different ethnicity, an immigrant be patriotic in their new home?
Is patriotism good or bad?
Does patriotism exclude and isolate minorities, or does it offer a common banner for all to stand under?
What are the dangers of extreme patriotism? Any examples?

Can anyone offer their opinions? Ideas for how to convey a message to an audience about Patriotism in about 10 mins? It cant be too deep and has to be able to be presented in an interesting and balanced way. I'm trying to think of snippets of facts/statements which can be backed up, or countered by using real life examples for the kids to act out / debate.

31-10-2007, 20:53	#1
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	Patriotism Highly esteemed members of Boat-drinks, My first (and quite possibly only) contribution to this discussion forum comes in the guise of Patriotism. Next week, my tutor group have to do an assembly for the rest of their "house", and it has been suggested and voted upon by the kids, that the theme should be Patriotism. This comes in the wake of a host of major sporting events which saw support for England rise tremendously, and also in the recent announcement of Britain's bid for the 2018 football World Cup. I want to help my tutor come up with an assembly that deals with the issue of patriotism, addressing ideas and controversies over it. For example, What (if anything) affects a person's 'right' to be patriotic for a country? Can someone of a different ethnicity, an immigrant be patriotic in their new home? Is patriotism good or bad? Does patriotism exclude and isolate minorities, or does it offer a common banner for all to stand under? What are the dangers of extreme patriotism? Any examples? Can anyone offer their opinions? Ideas for how to convey a message to an audience about Patriotism in about 10 mins? It cant be too deep and has to be able to be presented in an interesting and balanced way. I'm trying to think of snippets of facts/statements which can be backed up, or countered by using real life examples for the kids to act out / debate. __________________ Pictures