Lying

Posted on December 5, 2007 | Comments Off on Lying

Institutions lie. Most adults figure that out more or less quickly. But kids are different. They believe what adults tell them. So what happens when adults lie to them, on purpose? One of the teachers at Mr. B.’s school encourages her students to keep "a private diary" which no one else but them will ever read, she tells them. The object is to encourage writing and creative expression. But the teacher is a liar. She snoops in the private diaries to see what the students are doing. If she doesn’t like what she finds, she tells their parents. Creepy, right? Right.

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0 responses to “Lying”

  1. jdallen's avatar jdallen | December 5, 2007 at 3:49 pm |

    Creepy, but pretty standard stuff.
    My ex-wife is an elementary school teacher…I was going to say some bad things, but I’ll just leave it.
    Teachers don’t lie any more than any other random group of convicts, I reckon.

  2. jdallen's avatar jdallen | December 5, 2007 at 3:49 pm |

    Creepy, but pretty standard stuff.
    My ex-wife is an elementary school teacher…I was going to say some bad things, but I’ll just leave it.
    Teachers don’t lie any more than any other random group of convicts, I reckon.

  3. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | December 5, 2007 at 3:52 pm |

    I hated school, the rules, the regimentation, the lying. Now fate has decreed that I have to do it all over again at the end of my life. It is not fun.

  4. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | December 5, 2007 at 3:52 pm |

    I hated school, the rules, the regimentation, the lying. Now fate has decreed that I have to do it all over again at the end of my life. It is not fun.