Monday, January 14, 2008

Misadventures in school

A student complained that his teacher had hit him hard on the head with a book. I feel that he was just stressing on the fact that he had been abused by his teacher but had not revealed the reason for it. I believe his teacher had a valid reason for doing so.

I remember being hit on my knuckle with a ruler for failing my Chinese spelling and witnessing my teacher pulling my classmates' ears till they became red. I can see why this student complained against his teacher. He probably felt he was being unfairly treated.

Having become a teacher now, I know that we do not just carry out physical punishment for no reason. It must have been sparked off by the student's misbehaviour.

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