Save Creative Writing in TAFE

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In order for someone to express themselves well and with clarity, they must be competent and clear thinkers. They also have to have good reading and comprehension skills. A good reader has to be able to understand what they are reading on several levels. They understand bias and how writers are able to manipulate and influence their readers.
A good writer is a critical reader by default.
Take away the intellectuals and the creative people who think outside the square, what have you got? People who follow the party line in a dumbed down society. Then anyone who thinks 'outside the square' or voices an opinion that is contrary to party lines is deemed the 'enemy radical' and a target to be labelled a 'deviant'.
The creative writing course gives people a voice, the means to express it and the skills to make a living in doing something necessary for the artistic and creative sector of society. Let's not lose our minds, our individuality and the diversity of opinions and creative talents. Let's not lose our critical mirrors on the world we live in for tomorrow's generations.