Wednesday 17 November 2004

I am very proud of myself today. Not only did I go for a walk this morning, I have a letter published in the Herald today. Usually I just get really annoyed about things but do nothing. This time I did something almost before I thought about it.

I am a Media teacher and have been really suprised by Filpside, a teen news programme being cancelled. I use the programme in my class and the students were really upset to hear it had been cancelled. I guess it was one of those situations when they realised that just being commercially successful is not enough. Someone with a big desk and not much vision decided it was a threat and so got rid of it. It is another example of teenagers being fobbed off and losing a voice.

But I did something. It probably will not make any difference but at least they know that people are annoyed and can't pretend that no-one cares. I hope I will be able to be more of an activist in the future. I've always thought Sue Bradford was pretty inspiring!

2 comments:

  1. Excellent!
    It always annoys me the letters aren't in the online edition! I shall have to go and find one in the staffroom, probably have to wrest it off Gordon, who I see is also on your email list!!

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  2. Anonymous4:38 pm

    Yay you marion- I'm proud of you too! ps. it's Kyla:)
    I know how big this is for you. Well Done. I'm also VERY glad to see you blogging again - I had missed you.

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