Originally posted by bismarck:
yes. i mean this gives the students the impression that they are
kings and are all-powerful than their elders/seniors
i feel that teachers shld have the right to physically discipline
students, his act may be considered a rash act of violence but,
if he did this 10,20 years ago,
the parents would have given the student a Round 2 when he/she came
home.
nothing to do with, times have changed but the need for discipline
is ever-present and there will be an increase in need for it in
lieu of greater exposure to social ills.
sad to say but i feel he has made a mistake. mistake not as in he
slapped to student in a fit of anger but he shld have left her to
rot. why shld be doing this? for the sake of the child ? sorry
sir,now it's the time to let her rot after 21 offences in 1
year...my former sec sch would have thrown her out. 21 offences is
already very tolerant,no it shld be extremely extravagant.
i see he made 2 mistakes here.
1. shld be letting her rot/sacking her
2. let her parents handle the nightmare. the sch is not an
childcare centre
x2
Yeah... I remember I used to have Round 2 of canning if I were to
tell my parents that I got scolded or canned by teacher. 
Some students nowadays are really rebellious and uncontrolled.
Sadly, some of these student parents also behave in an idiotic way
thinking that it is not the teachers jurisdiction to punished these
students. I think these people really lack foresight. 
In Chinese San Zhi Jing, .. xue bu jiao, shi zhi guo..., if the
student is does not learnt (or behave, its the failure of the
teacher to discipline them. Was I angry with the teacher that
disciplined me, probably yes at that time but also through those
disciplinary actions that I respected them and in my later years, I
am grateful to them cause the kept me from straying. Though I am no
body great now, I sure thank the teachers for their teaching.
I also think the MOE should not have accepted his resignation. This
will only singled to the public that teachers should not discipline
students. This will also demoralize the teachers and educators for
Christ sake. 
However, the punishment should be using cane and should not use
hand to slap. I am not sure how true if it was the case that the
principle slapped the student. But I think probably the student
deserved it!!! Damn
if I were him, I probably KTV her.
