A bit of Welsh history next.
Who knows about the Welsh Not?
It was an attempt in the 18,19,early 20th centuries to kill off the Welsh language. In school the first child heard speaking Welsh was made to wear a necklace with WN, Welsh Not on it. It was passed on to the next child heard. At the end of the day the last child wearing it received corporal punishment. This is one reason why Welsh has been actively preserved. In some cases job applicants are required to be Welsh speakers. Is that racist, discriminatory? There are Welsh medium, mixed medium and English medium schools these days but that causes problems with families who do not wish to have children taught in Welsh and those who don’t want the English only route. Nobody is forced down either route and options are available for both. You wouldn’t believe the animosity around it. How will this present day scenario be looked on in the future? Oppression by Welsh activists? Destruction of Welsh language and culture by opponents? Who will decide which ones were the good and which ones were the bad?
Wow that is news to me the first section and shocking, no wonder there has been ill feelings around the English/Welsh education.
