N-war teaching urged
PA Auckland Peace studies, disarmament, and related social issues should be included in school programmes to counter the “cartoon mentality” of school pupils about nuclear war, says an Auckland teacher. Pupils had an artificial “Star Wars” mentality about the subject, said a Mangere College Post-Prim-ary Teachers’ Association representative, Mr Alan Marston. Many were more influenced in their ideas by films and comics than realistic information. “They believe a nuclear war can be solved by blasting the enemy,” he said. “What they do not realise is that there is not going to be a winner ” Mr Marston is a member of the Students and Teachers’ Organisation for Peace (5.T.0.P.), which aims to co-ordinate peace groups at schools and raise pupils’ awareness about nuclear war and disarmament.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19840424.2.144
Bibliographic details
Press, 24 April 1984, Page 26
Word Count
128N-war teaching urged Press, 24 April 1984, Page 26
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in