As experts suggest ways to speak to children about terrorism in the wake of the Manchester attack, a textbook asking primary school children to ask six questions in a letter to terrorists to understand their motives has been slammed by critics. The book, Talking About Terrorism, a teaching aid, was published weeks before the Manchester attack in which 22 people – including teenagers – were killed. It describes the indiscriminate mass murder of innocent members of the public as a “type of war”. In an activity recommended for pupils aged seven to 11, teachers are urged to “invite children to write a letter to a terrorist. “The primary school classroom is not the place to humanise terrorism by ‘pretend dialogue’.”

Source: Hindustan Times May 28, 2017 10:38 UTC