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Britain’s ‘strictest headmistress’ fears Shakespeare will be stopped in schools | English and creative writing

director of the school is considered the most strict in Britain has warned that William Shakespeare will disappear from classrooms, as well as schools in England is under pressure to decolonize and diversify the curriculum.

Katherine Birbalsingh, Mikaela’s controversial headmaster community school in north London, said Shakespeare, already was lost” in many places in USA and warned: “We are following America in This way”.

In an interview with The Guardian, Birbalsingh said the schools of pressure to change what they teach, but stressed the importance of preservation “dead white men” on academic plan.

Reading Lists for GCSE and A-level English Literature and Drama have recently been expanded to include more black both ethnic minority writers and activists called for for black history be fully embedded in academic plan.

When asked about the decolonization of the curriculum, Birbalsing said: “I think that dead white men have something to offer us. Shakespeare has influenced literature. for over 400 years. Learn Shakespeare the right way. Ideas in Shakespeare is universal.”

she left on: “I’m worried about the trend in America, which is now influencing what is happening over here where we end up in the end with cultural icons like Shakespeare”.

At present, pupils in England is still required study Shakespeare. Students taking the AQA GCSE English Literature exams this summer will study one of Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Tempest, Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing and Julius Caesar.

“The thing is, there will come a time when I don’t think it will moreBirbalsingh said. “I think so in America he was lost in many places. And we follow America in This way”.

When asked what would replace Shakespeare, she replied: “Any number of another black and female authors. Maybe they will have me in there. The point is that I black woman author. I would never suggest reading my books instead of Shakespeare or Dickens or any other number of Other dead white men. My color and my gender should not be so important.”

Birbalsingh emphasized that she did not say that she did not want have any black the authors on curriculum, but added: “I disagree with this idea that you can only identify and evaluate the author who is an of your skin color. You should appreciate anyone actually and most importantly how good they are.”

She said that A level English learners at Michaela are taking Andrea Levy’s course. novel Small island. “I think it’s great. So I don’t say just teach dead white men. I just saying no campaign get rid of of them.”

Beerbalsing allows cameras at her free school for in first time for documentary on ITV titled “Britain’s Most Strict Headmistress” on Sunday.

She founded Michaela community school eight years ago, and since then it has become the most talked about educational experiment in England.

But far from a portrait with warts of the school and its scandalous director, this is an author’s documentary in which she sets out her vision, just for education, but for promotion children and make society better.

Her manifesto is based on 12 golden rules including: no give children out of control access to the internet, teach them gratitude, keep your standards high, hold the line and don’t let them listen to dirt or drill music because “it will ruin their lives,” she said.

“White middle class people do not understand this because they children can dip in and dip out and it’s not issue. While your black child in interior city – literally destroy Your life.”

Birbalsingh told The Guardian: “It’s not me talking, oh my god, parents do a terrible job. This is me saying these things are going help us it’s better to lift children like a society.”

She is first rose to prominence at Tory 2010 party conference where she made talking about the “broken” British education system, which caused resentment among fellow teachers and cost her her job.

Her school became famous for his strict behavior “without excuses” policy and this success – he was recognized as “outstanding” by Ofsted and in 2019 more how half of all GCSE grades were level 7 or higher. There’s a lot of her fans include Toby Young, Michael Gove and Peter Hitchens.

She was appointed to the position of government new Commissioner for Social Mobility and attacked the “culture of awakening” by using in regular spat on twitter on any number of issues including white privilege, racism, ofsted and original sin. She was criticized last month after she advised girls not to take A-level physics because they didn’t like it.hard mathematics”, comments, according to her, were accepted out of context.

“People misquote me,” she said. “Everyone says of this is some nonsense. I spent 20 minutes talking about cultural issues for why girls might not choose STEM subjects.” Besides, she said, “I don’t think we should meet quotas. If I don’t respect my girls at 16 enough for us say: “No, you must study physics, because we need so that 50% of girls do physics’, I just think it is wrong”.

Earlier this week, Beerbalsing fought off her critics over quote colored on interior wall of a school that vigilantly observer was erroneously attributed to Winston Churchill. She can understand why people chose up on in mistake. “But demand a public apologies? Which? For something on in wall in my school? This is absurd.

“Of course, point out a mistake. Laugh at this if you want. I dont understand what big there is a deal. Yes, we have a misquote. We will change it. Like, who care?”

As for white privilege, she admits it exists, but says there’s a lot of other types of privilege, like “beautiful privilege”, “high privilege” and “good family privilege” and in anyway she says it’s bad for black children keep on on racism and white privilege in school.

“That’s all they ever heard on in outside. We have to do something about it. I can’t tell you how it’s exhausting to hear black baby what world is an against you that everyone is racist and that you will never survive. this is of no use to anyone of us”.

Birbalsingh agreed to the documentary because she wants to millions of people see what’s happening in Michaela and for parents and teachers to be able to learn from her experience. “I’m not after fame at all,” she said. says.

“His more what i feel like the society we make bad decisions for themselves, for our children. And more people I can not talk out about it because they will lose their jobs or friends.

“The point is that I already lost his friends while speaking to a conservative party conference so I can talk and I feel like I have duty do it”.

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