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[Ganoderma]

Although I agree mostly with what is said, I have to say I am not willing to let a school physically harm my child. As Chris Tucker said in Rush Hour (I think that’s the movie) "Every scratch in my car is a scratch in your a**" Same goes for my kids, or even nephews/nieces.

I am a teacher and the bigger the class the harder it is to discipline (although I was always first to whine about how whiny teachers are about working too much, but it really limits the education quality). I have NEVER hit a kid, even though parents here instruct me that I SHOULD do it. My boss says to use the ruler or a plastic hammer, fellow teachers say to do the same. Many parents here say “Be mean, it’s the only way they will listen.” It is a very common tool to raising kids here. As far as I am concerned if you can’t teach a kid with words, don’t be a teacher. Other tools like relocating certain kids to certain classes is my best tool for eliminating problems and letting the "good" kids advance at a faster rate. It *can* be a useful tool in discipline but is rarely used proper or in appropriate circumstances.

I guess my main problem is you are having a stranger punish your children because they did something that he/she (the stranger) did not agree with. Perhaps this is not your beliefs and would then not only confuse but put the child in a very difficult spot (which one is right? Why is it ok to say this word at home and not at school….there are many possible religious incidents as well). I think at home, it has its place. It does not belong in the school system, although I agree that, especially North American, schools need some far better methods to discipline a child. But it is a little hard to say what is right. The school right could be far different from the home right. Should the child be punished for being home right at school?