Sometimes I get to mark students’ tests or assignments. Sometimes they make me laugh, sometimes they make me cry. Sometimes they do both. These gems were short opinion essays that the kids had to write in response to statements provided by the teacher. It was interesting to see how varied the opinions were in a group that tries so desperately to be homogeneous. For example, one statement said that students should have to study English. One student agreed, for very good reasons:
A foreigner meet when is of great use.
A foreigner country go when is of great use.
English talk if pleasant.
. . . while other students disagreed for equally sound reasons:
we are Japanese.
foo me difficult.
I got tired.
I can’t argue with that. I can’t argue with this one either, mostly ‘cause I don’t know what it means:
Age a limit is nesessity gana I.
Age a limit ga naka tamo chamge.
And then there’s always got to be one cocky kid:
to learn is Enghish is very easy.
Full points for the positive attitude. No points for the h.
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