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Times Have Changed

by thunderbird
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Some things do change for the better. As a child, I witnessed a male teacher punch out a 12-year-old student for telling him, "Why don't you get off of your high horse?" I was shocked by the violent reaction to that kid's words, but figured the teacher must be justified. After all he was a teacher, a man, someone with authority. I thought I might understand that teacher's mentality when I grew up. I still don't. That's just an insecure ego and children shouldn't be knocked around to prop it up. If that happened nowadays, that teacher would have been jailed for assault and child abuse.
  • Profile picture of the author waterotter
    TB, this happens more than you may think. People abusing their position of authority, happens all the time. Sad, but true.
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    I never understood this! If you hit a person for no reason, or you beat a person up that is far smaller or weaker, it makes you look like an idiot coward. GIVE ME A BREAK!

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  • Profile picture of the author chitrarang
    Using violence against a child can have one of two effects. The child may become timid and scared and remain so throughout its life. Or it may become aggressive, vengeful and offensive. Beating a child is no way to improve its performance.
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    • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
      Originally Posted by chitrarang View Post

      Using violence against a child can have one of two effects. The child may become timid and scared and remain so throughout its life. Or it may become aggressive, vengeful and offensive. Beating a child is no way to improve its performance.
      you have just demonstrated your compassion

      refer to a child at it?

      never never never
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  • Profile picture of the author alistair
    I don't know about being punched out, that's a bit extreme but I remember at Primary school my headmaster slapping me hard on the back and also making me stand up on tip toes by pulling my sideburns up so it felt like the hair was going to rip out.

    I also remember he never used to let us kids play "war" because he had strong feelings about war not being a game, and would punish anybody caught in assembly miming to the morning hymn because he could tell if we were miming or genuinely singing. All the kids respected that man, best headmaster you could ever wish for.

    Nowadays it's more the kids hitting the teachers than the other way around.
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