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[Real Reality]

Diary Assignment at School Violates Human Rights
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea has decided Korean elementary schools have violated their students' rights by forcing them to keep a journal, a common form of homework assignment given to elementary students here.... The commission also dismissed the belief that writing a journal on a regular basis helps children form a good habit of looking back on their daily routine.... "Keeping a journal as homework can't really accomplish its initial goal of leaving one's true personal history. It shouldn't be considered the same as composition assignments."
by Lee Jin-woo, Korea Times (April 7, 2005)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200504/kt2005040717333111990.htm

[Real Reality]

Are you violating your students' rights by giving them journal assignments?

[Yu_Bum_suk]

Various government entities assign all sorts of completely meaningless regulations about students' 'rights'. Just read the treads on the job discussion board about the various ways the teachers abuse them in public school. How about a commission determining that eight hours of schooling a day is enough for a 10-year-old?

[rok_the-boat]

That's funny. Is it not common sense that you would write something completely different in your journal if you knew your teacher was gonna read it? Lets see:

..........................................................................................Grade
Journal entry: I studied hard today and did lots of work..*****
Journal entry: I studied hard today and did lots of work..*****
Journal entry: I was tired and rested...............................*
Journal entry: I studied hard today and did lots of work..*****
Journal entry: I studied hard today and did lots of work..*****
Journal entry: I was tired and rested...............................*
Journal entry: I studied hard today and did lots of work..*****
Journal entry: I was tired and rested...............................*