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To: epicure who wrote (1497)	5/27/2003 2:23:19 PM
From: Sunny	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793883

You completely miss the point. Corporal punishment does not have anything to do with violence it is all about discipline. Disciplined kids have much higher morale than undisciplined kids. They are happy and productive and they are eager to learn. They achieve more. Kids need to know what the boundaries are and have them supported. To do anything less is an abdication of our responsibilities as adults. Children learn by doing and experiencing. As adults we try to teach kids to avoid things that will be harmful to them such as touching hot stoves, not playing in the traffic and not engaging in other harmful behaviors. Concerned parents teach their children right from wrong, respect for their elders, property and others. It used to be that the schools reinforced those lessons. Growing up and going to school in the 50's and 60's I had my share of experiences with discipline from the principal or the coach. That discipline was the result of me clearly breaking the rules of conduct that I well knew. When it was over, I didn't hate the teacher, coach or principal for enforcing discipline. The line of appropriate behavior had been more clearly defined for me. What we have today in our schools is too much imaginative direction and not enough education. That was the point of the article on the results Catholic education delivers. They teach, the children learn and the results prove the results. In response to one of your later missives on what happens to the kids in the schools after vouchers are in place, you also miss the point. Parents who are for vouchers care about their kids and the quality of the education they receive. Call it selfish or whatever, they just want what is good for their children. They would probably pay the tuition if they could but they do not have the financial wherewithal to pay it. The system is frequently failing our kids and our country by fulfilling its primary purpose. It is full of well meaning, very nice people who are frequently misguided because they are so deeply entrenched in the system they do not know how to make the required changes. It is nice that you are popular with your kids. What would be more important is that 10 years after they left your class they thought of you as the person that helped them accomplish their dreams by making them learn to discipline themselves, do the work and learn the material. You may never be successful by the worlds standards of success as a teacher. However, you can play a significant role in the life of your students if you focus on making them deliver the results that will lead to a quality education and a quality life. Think about it like exercise. It is hard when you first start and you are probably not very good at it, but if you keep pushing yourself to do the right thing every time (discipline) soon the results will not only be evident to you but to all who see you. Sunny Good luck with school