I’m glad people share things on Facebook; it exposes me to things I might not ordinarily see or know about. But, just as often, clicking on a link from Facebook causes me to click on another link, then another, and another. The Internet really can be a time suck, but more times than not, I run across things that make it worthwhile.
Such was the case a day or so ago when I wandered through one of my favorite spots, Upworthy. I don’t remember now what originally led me there, but I do remember the story of Mushy, a high school student in England struggling to overcome a stammer. This is the original video I saw:
But this video had a link to Mushy’s “full story”, and after seeing these few minutes, I knew I wanted to see more. It turns out that he was featured on a reality TV show called Educating Yorkshire. Typically I’m not much of a fan of reality television, but if all eight episodes of this show were as good as Mushy’s episode, I might be persuaded to reconsider my view of the genre. Oh, and I love that Mushy’s teacher was willing to try something he saw in a movie; that’s a man after my own heart!
If you enjoyed the five minute condensed version, and if you’ve got half an hour to spare, you can see more of Mushy here:
