Billy_Kinetta
Paladin of the Lost Hour
- Mar 4, 2013
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I had a government school teacher in second grade, who looked like she was born in the 19th century.Well, if he was 12 or 13, then it would be teaching him a lesson perhaps, but at 7 years old, he is just practically a baby still, so no, I don't think it's right to handcuff babies to try to teach them "lessons." There are better and more appropriate ways to teach lessons at that age.
They learn at a very simple level. "Violent misbehavior = handcuffs and embarrassment, or worse".
We live in a violent age, with few disciplinary actions taken by the schools. Ergo, others must act.
Hell, I got whupped on the back of the legs with a map pointer in class at that age just for not knowing my multiplication tables forwards and backwards.
You can bet I knew them the next day.
If you acted up, you were called to the front of the class and told to hold out your hands palms up. She then whacked them with a hardwood ruler. I can clearly state that students in her class, rarely acted up. We learned instead.
If a government school teacher did that today, she would likely be imprisoned for child abuse.
Corporal punishment is illegal now and has been for a very long time, since the time before I even started school.
And the results of such a boneheaded decision are clear.
BTW, 19 states still permit corporal punishment.
So you would be okay if a teacher decided YOUR child needed a spanking? Well, I don't really want anyone (except for maybe my parents) to be putting their hands on my child.
They would have my express permission to do so.