Would You Like Blood on Your Hands with That?

According to this Human Rights Watch article, "The Chinese government should abolish the use of income-generating child labor schemes in middle and junior high schools because of their chronic abuses." Should. As in, currently does not. Apparently, while the government approves of such, ah, occupation learning practices as improving school facilities or "producing small handicrafts over summer breaks" (read: Crappy Meal toys) as a part of the state-approved Work and Study Program, recent reports have surfaced that students are being placed in heavy manufacturing positions as part of state school curriculum.

I know what argument I'm going to marshal the next time a student tells me I give too much homework.

Or... the next time Schwarzenegger announces impending statewide education budget cuts...