personal essays

[jumico]

What is the name of your state?
California

In my english class my english teacher has the class write essays about things about yourself and such. Here is a recent one. I have to describe something such as a book or various other things that have inspired or intrigued me. The prompt says to tell what it means to you personnaly. It has to be read allowd in front of the class. I was just wondering about my rights such as the right to privacy. I was also wondering about speaking in front of the class. I know since school takes away your rights, some people here will just say you have to do whatever the school says. Do I have to write these essays? If I choose not to does the teacher have the write to assign one much more difficult then the first. Can anyone help?

 

[cmorris]

The teacher can't *make* you do anything. She/he doesn't have to give an alternate assignment and you can take a 0.

There is nothing illegal with the assignment and does not violate privacy at all. The teacher just wants to know your thoughts on the book and is helping you to develop public speaking skills.

 

[stealth2]

Oh My God! An English teacher is expecting you to WRITE?!?!?! I have never heard of anything so horrific and completely beyond the pale. These damn teachers have a hell of a lot of nerve expecting students to write essays on any frikkin' topic! How dare they?

I think you should exert your rights and refuse to do this. It is so totally an invasion of privacy. Horrible.

Oh, but when you do that, don't be surprised when you fail the class. And frankly, English is something you could really use some work on.

 

[jumico]

I didn't say the teacher couldn't assign essays. I'm talking about ones where you have to talk about your family and yourself. I didn't know the school had the right to ask anything about you they want. Also the essays not on a book. Its from anything that has inspired you. Nothing from within the class.

 

[stealth2]

Hello? Do you realize that if you're that uncomfortable disclosing your deepest darkest thoughts - you can make sh*t up? Or do you not have the imagination for that? (But your English has gotten better, I see.)