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Originally Posted by zing
still caning a 6 year old was never right imo. This obviously had a long reaching effect on this guy as he tore this guy a new one for it.
As I say I have grudges date back a lot longer due to how I was treated by people and how they ruined my childhood. Ok they aint teachers in the main but its still possibly a similar thing.
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To be honest zing I was NEVER caned myself when at school but I think that was due entirely to my being exposed to rather more enlightened teachers plus I learned very quickly not to put my head above the parapet once I started at school.
I suspect the fact I LIKED school stood me in good stead too and I learned that studying hard got me a layer of protection from punishment.Clever,smart and quiet is what teachers want.
AS I say the cane has never been an option for me but I personally think the worst thing a teacher can do is ridicule or shame a child, a far worse thing than physical chastisement.
I do wonder at times though whether the lack of physical punishment is making our teenagers harder to control and manage and whether some poor behaviour would not be as prevalent as it is these days though I appreciate that it is probably a more complex than that.