BBC – Kelly-Leigh Cooper
“It’s a back-to-school assignment a lot of people would have written at some point during their education. But as many schools in the UK and North America return for a new academic year this week, some people on social media have been debating whether the common writing task, and others like it, are problematic. It came after a US-based writer posted an anecdote on Friday – earmarked as a “public service announcement” to teachers – about a friend’s child who had returned to school after unexpectedly losing a parent over the summer.” (more)