i find malicious bullying to be one of the most abhorrent behaviors, and deserving of punishment of some kind. There was a disturbingly satisfying scene of a bully kid getting their comeuppance in True Detective Season 2.
Not sure how I feel about caning as a policy, though.
when i was growing up, singapore got a lot of heat from the states and i presume other western countries because we went ahead with caning Michael Fay, an American who had vandalised public property.
my parents used to cane me growing up. it was the same for many of my peers. these days, caning is frowned upon as people advocate respectful parenting. but i think some of my current students do get caned.
i think culturally, we don't have much hang-ups about corporal punishment. i know parent caning child is different from schools caning students but just to provide the context that many singaporeans feel comfortable with the notion of caning.
hmm as a frontline teacher who experiences the impact of students' rule-breaking infractions, i will have to say that caning works as a deterrent to a certain extent. however, i think it's largely ineffective to inflict it on Gen A kiddos. their minds seem to function differently from ours. i suspect that many will just brush it aside and not come to feel remorse over their offences.
i don't think counselling will work for these bullies, either. it's like choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.
@cryotosensei , thoughts?
i find malicious bullying to be one of the most abhorrent behaviors, and deserving of punishment of some kind. There was a disturbingly satisfying scene of a bully kid getting their comeuppance in True Detective Season 2.
Not sure how I feel about caning as a policy, though.
when i was growing up, singapore got a lot of heat from the states and i presume other western countries because we went ahead with caning Michael Fay, an American who had vandalised public property.
my parents used to cane me growing up. it was the same for many of my peers. these days, caning is frowned upon as people advocate respectful parenting. but i think some of my current students do get caned.
i think culturally, we don't have much hang-ups about corporal punishment. i know parent caning child is different from schools caning students but just to provide the context that many singaporeans feel comfortable with the notion of caning.
hmm as a frontline teacher who experiences the impact of students' rule-breaking infractions, i will have to say that caning works as a deterrent to a certain extent. however, i think it's largely ineffective to inflict it on Gen A kiddos. their minds seem to function differently from ours. i suspect that many will just brush it aside and not come to feel remorse over their offences.
i don't think counselling will work for these bullies, either. it's like choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.
That TD scene was brutal, think it was to show how much the dad had gone off the rails.
Wooden paddles were very effective when I was in grade school. I don't see any issue here...
Singapore doing what Western schools are too scared to try.
Whoa when did they get rid of caning? And now it's back? Righteous.