Voltaire famously said "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it" and so it is with these placards and t-shirts. Some will be offended and some will laugh but most will just say "It's a free country, anyone can say what they like and thank God for that." Because to censor or prevent people saying whatever they like is an infringement of our personal liberty for which millions have fought and died.

It is sad but unavoidable that people will often parade in public their opinions that are not founded on any research or analytical deduction when everyone around them is saying "Oh that's not true" or far worse. Equally, it is their right to make themselves look stupid. Most of us follow Lincoln who said that "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt."

I accept that without any framework the process would be prone to failure and as others have said ADDIE is something that everyone recognises. But to me it is now nothing more than a mnemonic. I learnt years ago that the five letters were in the wrong order (the E should come much earlier and possibly in several places) and therefore the process doesn't actually work in this order. It also implies that these stages are equal in importance or scope and that's not true either.

It has been very useful over the years to give yourself a reminder that you need to attend to all the elements at some point during the process but beyond that I think it has had its day.