Newspapers should be used to clean mushy pea stains…

The time has come, when all matrics across South Africa begin to tremble. The department of Education is ready, the students possibly ready, and the teachers wishing their darlings “good luck” and the hope to not see them in school uniforms next year.
Newspapers follow this mayhem closely, as though every year an article to reassure students, parents and teachers is of utmost necessity. The Herald on friday, 16 October, printed an article, “Matrics ready for exams, says Bhisho”.
The article appears to be aimed at people whom are not concerned with the level of education – it is not aimed towards parents of pupils, pupils or teachers but to the general public. The article states that the matric students of 2009 aim towards achieving a “higher pass rate in their final examinations”, even though the article only consults with authority figures and fails to speak to students. How can one believe that the matrics can be ready, if you have not yet consulted with them?
Students should have been added into this piece. Articles such as this one causes me realise the ideologies newspapers are feeding its readers. Students are the unimportant, but ironically important in his particular situation, and are thus completely ignored. Perhaps there are conflicting opinions with regards to the trial exams, between the authority figures and the opinions of the students. This article is yet another example where journalists are reporting on subject in a way which ignores the main important people and sources. Some articles in the paper should just be used to clean up dirty mess.