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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.