British teachers telling children to consider themselves European

I doubt many teachers are actually saying this and it certainly won't be a standard policy. Sounds a bit like the story of children learning Baa ,Baa Rainbow Sheep -happened in one school, then became an urban myth.

I'm in full agreement with you obieone. I'm not European, I'm English! Grudgingly I call myself British on forms etc., but I definitely don't identify with German, French, Italian or any other Europeans. To quote Gilbert and Sullivan, "for he is an Englishman". here's the song.

I call myself British. My OH calls himself English. It wouldn't surprise if this was being taught in schools.

I'm British and European. I always have been both and always will be both. The EU and the referendum is irrelevant as far as those things are concerned.

To consider oneself European does not mean you cannot also consider yourself British as well as Scottish, Welsh, Irish or English! We have always been these things as even before the EU we were part of the continent of Europe,

The actual mix of the children in the class and the circumstances at the time if/when this was said also needs to be reported. Maybe it was a class with children from several countries and a common root being explained.

Whilst I feel this probably not a school directive as such, I do feel that as a nation we are losing our identity. It is good that we have a multi-cultural society, but we should still maintain our individuality. I am English, the Scots are proud of their nationality, as are the Welsh, why should we be any thing else?

It would be interesting to know if people wanting to stay in are ones that have left this country for pastures new while we who are left need to fight for our country.

It isn't possibly to lose one's identity, unless one has a memory problem

I would disagree with you there Anniebach.

Why do you think the Scottish want independence?
And it was you yourself, only this week, who complained about the BBC saying English football team.

Um... didn't you notice, obi, that the majority of Scots didn't want independence?

Another banana story

My makeup is a composite of about 4 European strands.However, I would refer to myself as English as that's where I have lived and been brought up. European is a generic term and whilst I am glad to have the foreign influences where parts of my family emanated from and certainly love all the parts of Europe I have spent time in. I don't feel an affinity with the whole of Europe per se. After all Japanese, Indians, Pakistanis, Chinese etc., most of whom are deeply nationalistic wouldn't describe themselves as Asian it's too general and non specific. Italy, France and Spain would probably be the three countries I have visited the most and their identities and culture is very and different from ours, which is why we find it so attractive. in fact Italy tend to align themselves to their different regions rather than the country as a whole, let alone the rest of Europe.

Which teachers, where and how is it 'put'?

Showing the following video would be great, to make children think... but without telling them 'how to think or feel' - a suggestion that even when we think we are 'pure' race (and that does that lead..) we may, most of us, have great surprises in our DNA... I am also a fan of 'who do you think you are' - and there have been many surprises there. Our GC know about the massive genetic mix in our family- but some of our nieces and nephews will probably never be told, sadly I believe- and their looks just do not give anything away.

youtu.be/tyaEQEmt5ls

I will ask my daughter if anyone in the school she teaches at has heard of this

just seen the youtube thingy. thank you, thank you, gjMy goodness, it should be shown on all commercial television. It should hep those racists and xenophobes.
I'm from the Commonwealth and know my family history back to the 1600s, but it wouldn't surprise me to find all sort of "skeletons"

obeine, do get things right please, I did not complain about the BBC saying the English football team, my objection was referring to the rest as - the other home nations

I think your post is Brexit hysteria sorry ,

If I got it wrong than I am sorry Anniebach[irony, my name is obieone], but your post amounts to the same thing, does it not?

That's just what I was going to post annie

I am only referring to what was thought to be heard on the radio.

I apologise for misspelling names, I have difficulty reading .

No, you said it was heard on the radio not thought to be heard in the radio

No big difference between English and other home nations to the home nations

I will go with heard on the radio

You tell me which it is. I am going by NFK's post.

And I heard the banana story on the radio and the TV