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by felinefan » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:49 pm
When I was nine, my parents took us kids to Australia, with the intention of emigrating. We were there only six months, but I started fourth grade there (finished it in the U.S.); whenever one of my classmates acted up in class, the teacher got his cane (not the kind used to aid walking, more like a slender bamboo whip) and whacked the errant kid on the backside with it. How many canings the kid got depended on the severity of the offense. But you can bet the kids were pretty well-behaved. And when I was in school (U.S.) teachers were allowed to punish children, though it was usually the principal who carried out spankings. Me? I was never spanked/caned in school, only at home.
And I agree, kids today think they can steamroll their parents. Look at the difference in what constituted the top ten reasons for school discipline fifty years ago with now. Fifty years ago, you got in trouble if you were late to class, dressed inappropriately, didn't have your assignments, defaced school property, chewed gum in class or talked while the teacher was lecturing, etc.. Now kids kill kids and teachers, bring weapons to school, fight, commit rape, etc.. It all began in the 70's and 80's when parents were spoonfed the idea that parents and kids were equals, that spanking was abuse and taught violence, and that what was called misbehavior was the kid expressing their creativity and true personality, etc.. Turns my stomach just thinking about it.
