Arabella Weir Quotes
There is so much that is positive, wonderful even, about state schools. At a state school your kids will learn to live alongside and appreciate other kids from many diverse and different cultures.
Weir, Arabella. "Why my children will always go to state schools." The Independent, Independent Digital News and Media, 25 Jan. 2007.
This is a terrific statement of Americanism at any time, but it is particularly notable in 1888. At that time anti-Catholicism and anti-Semitism were both heavy throughout the country. Jim Crowe and racism was rampant, Orientals were heavily discriminated against especially on the West Coast. Irish and Italians were not wanted in most of America except as manual laborers.
UNESCO is different from the United Nations itself. It’s purpose is educational, scientific and cultural but its delegates sometimes go off in strange directions. The moral and perhaps cultural statement has no political or legal force in international law.
The reform bill was developed by the then current Minister of Education who views were quite opposite to Corkey’s. One of the reforms was to eliminate the Bible Teaching and other religious instructions in the public schools. Then these other undesirables would enroll in the public schools whereas before, the Protestants were able to operate segregated public schools where very few Catholics would attend. The religious bigotry by the Catholics in the South of Ireland was equaled if not exceeded by that of the Protestants in Northern Ireland.
Arabella Weir is a US born Scottish comedian, actress and writer. She is best known for her roles in the comedy series The Fast Show and Posh Nosh, and for writing several books including the international bestseller Does My Bum Look Big in This? Weir has also written for The Independent and The Guardian and the latter's Weekend magazine.