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.