I must admit, if you change "England" and "British" to "America" and "American", I'd agree with this in a heartbeat. Please keep in mind that all the teachers in San Francisco together will not make what Barry Zito makes, each year for the next 7 years.  And goodness knows we could use some "community cohesion"!

From the BBC News: 

Schools in England should teach "core British values" alongside cultural diversity, a report says.

Education Secretary Alan Johnson has said schools should "play a leading role in creating community cohesion". 

He commissioned the review in the wake of the London bombings. Ministers see schools as a key place to promote understanding between communities and to combat intolerance and religious extremism.

He said youngsters should be encouraged to think critically about issues of race, ethnicity and religion with "an explicit link" to current political debates, the news and a sense of British values.

"I believe that schools can and should play a leading role in creating greater community cohesion. The values our children learn at school will shape the kind of country Britain becomes."

Sir Keith Ajegbo, a former head teacher of a London school and Home Office adviser, was asked to look at how "citizenship" and "diversity" was being taught in schools.

Sir Keith said: "Britain is committed to the values of free speech, the rule of law, mutual tolerance and respect for equal rights. They are things that are fundamental to our society."

He said: "It is the duty of all schools to address issues of `how we live together' and `dealing with difference', however difficult or controversial they may seem".

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