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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/03/children-school-27-years-parents-evenings-pta This article is about a parent who is glad that her youngest child has now finished school, as she felt trapped in the education system having had at least one of her children in school over the past 27 years. I think that the intended audience is other parents who have had children in school for a long time and are bored with it, because I feel like they will be able to empathise with the writer of this article. I know this because she uses satirical phrases like ‘I have done my time’ comparing putting children through the education system with being punished for a crime. The writer wrote this article so that she can openly share her relief with the readers of ‘The Guardian’ but also so that other parents who have or had children in state schools can find collective relief with her. I like this article because the writer takes on a very honest approach and doesn’t hold back her true f...

Article 5

https://www.educationdive.com/news/teachers-harness-the-power-of-electronic-games-to-teach-the-visually-impair/548862/ The subject of this article is how electronic games are being used in the classroom to help the visually impaired to learn. I think this article is aimed at teachers who have visually-impaired students and want to know how to engage with them in lessons, or visually- impaired individuals who are interested in new technology that is enabling them and people like them to learn in a more effective way. I know this because the article explains how the technology can be used to benefit others, but it also mentions how a new curriculum will have to be constructed by administrators and educators in order to enable the visually-impaired to get the most out of their time in the classroom - which is something that teachers of the visually-impaired would be interested in. The purpose of this article is to help people understand just how games and technology can help the visuall...