I was having lunch in the local “greasy spoon” today, and I was listening in on this conversation being held by four men that obviously worked together. Three of them were older, and the fourth was probably in his early to mid twenties. They were talking about "kids these days," and went off on how when they were in school, if you acted up, "We used to get the paddle," "Well, we used to get the switch," and "We got a long leather strap," and all of them were thinking the same damn thing:
Kids were much more well behaved in school when teachers were allowed to do this sort of thing.
I know from first hand experience how horrific kids can be in a school-type setting, and with a couple of current news stories (one involving two teen males and a teen girl engaging in oral sex in the classroom in New Orleans, and another about five fourth grade boys doing the same in Texas), plus all the other stories of kids gone wrong, it makes me wonder:
Would kids be more well behaved nowadays if teachers were still allowed to paddle unruly students in class?
Peace.
Kids were much more well behaved in school when teachers were allowed to do this sort of thing.
I know from first hand experience how horrific kids can be in a school-type setting, and with a couple of current news stories (one involving two teen males and a teen girl engaging in oral sex in the classroom in New Orleans, and another about five fourth grade boys doing the same in Texas), plus all the other stories of kids gone wrong, it makes me wonder:
Would kids be more well behaved nowadays if teachers were still allowed to paddle unruly students in class?
Peace.