Bruce from West Oz
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I work as chief editor for a major Australian educational publisher, with sales outlets/representatives in Oz, NZ, UK, USA, China, India, Japan, Philippines and "Seth Effrika".
We are producing a series of blackline masters (photocopiable masters) on the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, for students aged 6 -- 12. When it came to the sports, we couldn't possibly include all of them due to space restrictions.
They (management) wanted to preclude shooting as being "politically incorrect" for Australian children.
I argued my case for its inclusion -- and won. Shooting now has its own section in the series -- and I'm ecstatic. That's tens of thousands of students who will see it as a legitimate Olympic sport, with no fear, no hate and no media bias.
Just my little bit for the cause
B
We are producing a series of blackline masters (photocopiable masters) on the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, for students aged 6 -- 12. When it came to the sports, we couldn't possibly include all of them due to space restrictions.
They (management) wanted to preclude shooting as being "politically incorrect" for Australian children.
I argued my case for its inclusion -- and won. Shooting now has its own section in the series -- and I'm ecstatic. That's tens of thousands of students who will see it as a legitimate Olympic sport, with no fear, no hate and no media bias.
Just my little bit for the cause
B
" and this sort of thing carries much more weight than 'just a little bit' (which it isn't) methinks.