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If Big Brother is watching, let’s tell him what we think: Education is a child’s right

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Extract

The mail I receive is both one of the best and one of the worst things about writing this contribution to Children Australia and other pieces for journals and the broader media. The letters I receive raise a number of questions. Why are abusive letters so often written in red or green ink? Or both? Why do abusive letters use so many CAPITAL LETTERS and exclamation marks?!! Why are abusive letters so often anonymous?

Type
Not the last word: point and counterpoint
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999

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