April 2, 2025 • 5 mins
Britt & Laura unpack the decision made by the British Prime Minister to have the wildly successful Netflix show Adolescence shown in schools. But is it the right decicion? And would it work in Australian schools?
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now the show that literally the world is talking about
Netflix show Adolescence. It is a show where a thirteen
year old boy in the UK fatally injures another school student,
and it has started this conversation around the world on
are we doing enough with our children in the schools?
Are we doing enough with our children at home to
(00:22):
prevent this from happening, because in the UK crime from
teenagers against other teenagers is absolutely rife, like the statistics
are huge. Now, off the back of this conversation about
adolescence and the popularity, the British Prime Minister has actually
backed the fact that this should be shown in schools
around the country, that it should almost start to become
(00:43):
a part of the school curriculum to educate and teach
against misogyny and how kids can be a little bit
more media literate. And I know that's a really big
thing for a teenager to understand. But with the likes
of people like Andrew Tate who are consuming our young men,
who we're teaching them absolutely abhorrent things, how do we
(01:04):
counteract the crime that's happening. How do we say, Okay,
it's not enough anymore for a parent to say treat
your kid with respects like these things aren't enough anymore.
So in the UK they're going to say, hey, you
know what, let's bring this into the school curriculum and
try and start it from the education system out well.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
I think if anyone hasn't seen it, a lot of
it kind of revolves around screen time, and it revolves
around young boys in particular forming very problematic views about
girls because of the content that they're consuming online. And
you know, it's a big conversation that's happened here in
Australia recently around raising the age of social media use.
But also the thing that kind of gets left out
(01:42):
of that equation is how easy it is for kids
to access sexually explicit materials online as well. And I
thought the show was incredible. I think everyone who's watched
it walks away from it thinking, not only is it
the way it's created is amazing, it's this one shot film,
but what it makes you think as a parent, what
it makes you think is how you're raising your children,
(02:04):
I think is really profound and interesting. My take home
from this wasn't just about how there needs to be
work done with kids, but I also think there needs
to be worked on with parents. I don't think that
we are in time when parents can be illiterate to
what their children are consuming online anymore. I think that
if your kids have a screen, if they have computers
in their room, if they are young and impressionable, then
(02:25):
there has to be an understanding of what it is
that they could be consuming, and there has to be
conversations that are happening with your kids at home, not
just with kids at school for that change to happen.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
Well, there's a woman named Somasara who has founded a
charity which focuses on highlighting a lot of violence against children,
and she has collected thousands of anonymous testimonies from women
and girls that describe what happens at schools on school grounds,
and that is the groping, assault, sexist name calling, inappropriate touching,
(02:56):
and the fact that this is increasing. So you think
of how much work we have been doing as a
society to try and counteract this, yet we're seeing an
increase in it. So I think the education systems are
at a bit of a wits end. It's like, so,
what are we actually going to do to stop this?
Because it would be a really scary time for a
parent there's a lot of parents that are not doing
(03:18):
the right thing. There's a lot of parents that are
doing every single thing they can to teach their children
and protect their children, and they're still seeing that it's
not enough.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Yeah, but I think, you know, And one of the
things that this show showed so perfectly is that it's
very easy to think that it's not your child. It's
very easy to look at your own parenting and be like,
but I'm a good parent. I love my kids, I
care about my kids, I want the best of my kids.
I provide for them. My kid's a good kid, you know,
And we always think that, right, Like you always think
(03:45):
your kid's a good kid because you raise them, you
want to protect them. But like in this instance, it's
like there was so many other things that were going
on with this boy who is the main character of
this show that the parents just weren't aware of. And
I would dare say that there are lot of kids
who do horrible things and their parents are like, I
never would have expected it from my child. And I
(04:06):
guess like that's the thing is knowing that, like there
are things that our kids can be exposed to and
can be doing that we might not be aware of well.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
The British Prime Minister has said whilst it was difficult
to watch, and he did watch it with his fourteen
year old daughter and sixteen year old son, he said,
I do believe if this is put into schools it
will help students better understand the impact of misogyny, the
dangers of online radicalization, and the importance of healthy relationships.
I think, as much as it would be very confronting
(04:35):
for a lot of people to watch, if you are
in your late teens, I think you're old enough to
consume this content and if it is going to help
with the things that they think it's going to help with,
then I would absolutely be all for it shown in
schools to kickstart that conversation.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Yeah, I agree, And I also think if you're a
parent and you're listening to this and you haven't watched
it yet, I think watching it with your kids so
that you can have the discussion. I don't think that
there's any point a fourteen year old watching it on
their own, because if they don't already understand, they're not
going to just comprehend by watching a TV show. There
needs to be that sort of adult intervention or you
know the school system whatever it is, but there has
(05:09):
to be the support that goes with watching something like that,
So definitely watch it with your kids and have discussions afterwards.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
Yeah, having said that, it is time for us to
get out of here. We're going to see you again
tomorrow
Now the show that literally the world is talking about
Netflix show Adolescence. It is a show where a thirteen
year old boy in the UK fatally injures another school student,
and it has started this conversation around the world on
are we doing enough with our children in the schools?
Are we doing enough with our children at home to
(00:22):
prevent this from happening, because in the UK crime from
teenagers against other teenagers is absolutely rife, like the statistics
are huge. Now, off the back of this conversation about
adolescence and the popularity, the British Prime Minister has actually
backed the fact that this should be shown in schools
around the country, that it should almost start to become
(00:43):
a part of the school curriculum to educate and teach
against misogyny and how kids can be a little bit
more media literate. And I know that's a really big
thing for a teenager to understand. But with the likes
of people like Andrew Tate who are consuming our young men,
who we're teaching them absolutely abhorrent things, how do we
(01:04):
counteract the crime that's happening. How do we say, Okay,
it's not enough anymore for a parent to say treat
your kid with respects like these things aren't enough anymore.
So in the UK they're going to say, hey, you
know what, let's bring this into the school curriculum and
try and start it from the education system out well.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
I think if anyone hasn't seen it, a lot of
it kind of revolves around screen time, and it revolves
around young boys in particular forming very problematic views about
girls because of the content that they're consuming online. And
you know, it's a big conversation that's happened here in
Australia recently around raising the age of social media use.
But also the thing that kind of gets left out
(01:42):
of that equation is how easy it is for kids
to access sexually explicit materials online as well. And I
thought the show was incredible. I think everyone who's watched
it walks away from it thinking, not only is it
the way it's created is amazing, it's this one shot film,
but what it makes you think as a parent, what
it makes you think is how you're raising your children,
(02:04):
I think is really profound and interesting. My take home
from this wasn't just about how there needs to be
work done with kids, but I also think there needs
to be worked on with parents. I don't think that
we are in time when parents can be illiterate to
what their children are consuming online anymore. I think that
if your kids have a screen, if they have computers
in their room, if they are young and impressionable, then
(02:25):
there has to be an understanding of what it is
that they could be consuming, and there has to be
conversations that are happening with your kids at home, not
just with kids at school for that change to happen.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
Well, there's a woman named Somasara who has founded a
charity which focuses on highlighting a lot of violence against children,
and she has collected thousands of anonymous testimonies from women
and girls that describe what happens at schools on school grounds,
and that is the groping, assault, sexist name calling, inappropriate touching,
(02:56):
and the fact that this is increasing. So you think
of how much work we have been doing as a
society to try and counteract this, yet we're seeing an
increase in it. So I think the education systems are
at a bit of a wits end. It's like, so,
what are we actually going to do to stop this?
Because it would be a really scary time for a
parent there's a lot of parents that are not doing
(03:18):
the right thing. There's a lot of parents that are
doing every single thing they can to teach their children
and protect their children, and they're still seeing that it's
not enough.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Yeah, but I think, you know, And one of the
things that this show showed so perfectly is that it's
very easy to think that it's not your child. It's
very easy to look at your own parenting and be like,
but I'm a good parent. I love my kids, I
care about my kids, I want the best of my kids.
I provide for them. My kid's a good kid, you know,
And we always think that, right, Like you always think
(03:45):
your kid's a good kid because you raise them, you
want to protect them. But like in this instance, it's
like there was so many other things that were going
on with this boy who is the main character of
this show that the parents just weren't aware of. And
I would dare say that there are lot of kids
who do horrible things and their parents are like, I
never would have expected it from my child. And I
(04:06):
guess like that's the thing is knowing that, like there
are things that our kids can be exposed to and
can be doing that we might not be aware of well.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
The British Prime Minister has said whilst it was difficult
to watch, and he did watch it with his fourteen
year old daughter and sixteen year old son, he said,
I do believe if this is put into schools it
will help students better understand the impact of misogyny, the
dangers of online radicalization, and the importance of healthy relationships.
I think, as much as it would be very confronting
(04:35):
for a lot of people to watch, if you are
in your late teens, I think you're old enough to
consume this content and if it is going to help
with the things that they think it's going to help with,
then I would absolutely be all for it shown in
schools to kickstart that conversation.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Yeah, I agree, And I also think if you're a
parent and you're listening to this and you haven't watched
it yet, I think watching it with your kids so
that you can have the discussion. I don't think that
there's any point a fourteen year old watching it on
their own, because if they don't already understand, they're not
going to just comprehend by watching a TV show. There
needs to be that sort of adult intervention or you
know the school system whatever it is, but there has
(05:09):
to be the support that goes with watching something like that,
So definitely watch it with your kids and have discussions afterwards.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
Yeah, having said that, it is time for us to
get out of here. We're going to see you again
tomorrow
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