Has anyone dared to complain about the school curriculum?

[gramercy]

I didn't want to hijack the other thread about English.

Ds is in Year 8, and the English curriculum they follow is beyond belief. The first 'module' is Gothic Literature. Are they studying Edgar Allen Poe, the Brontes, Wilkie Collins? Oh, no. They watched Scooby Doo. Scooby Doo!!! And this week ds was faffing around trying to find stuff to take in to make a scary poster. I love Scooby Doo, could almost make it my specialist Mastermind subject in fact, but literature it ain't.

There was a great deal of poster making in year 7, but I thought, Well, they're only little, let them settle in. But now...

I have perused the school website and under English nowhere does it mention any study of set books, poetry or English grammar.

Should I grind my teeth in private (ds is begging me not to make waves) or ask the school if they can illuminate me on the way English is taught?

This makes me angry on behalf of all the pupils, not just ds; it seems to be selling the children so short.

Schools should be a refuge from the commercial, the crass and the celebrity culture (inc famous dogs). It is not about how useful something is but how it lifts the students spirits and open their minds.

It's difficult to open students' minds if you don't take into account what they've already experienced and learned.

Popular culture isn't necessarily devoid of value, you know.