“Spare the rod and spoil the child”
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I remember this was a favorite mantra of many schoolteachers in early and mid seventies. Once I was beaten up seriously by one of my schoolteachers which caused me a weeklong fever. My offence was that I told his nephew who was also my classmate that I was not afraid of that teacher. After coming back home, my mother exclaimed, “How can a teacher beat up a boy like this whose father passed away some months back!” I am sure that beating contributed nothing good to my life. Some parents also believe in corporal punishment for building their children's competence to cope with this competitive world. I would like to request all teachers and parents to recall their own experiences of physical punishment. Then, I am sure, they will not give corporal punishment to the children. We should not defy government's ban on corporal punishment.
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