Ring Ring

She didn't hand in her work and was constantly distracted in school.

Called her mother.

The same thing happened on the following day.

Called her mother.

Call was disconnected.

Dialled her house number.

No one picked up her call.

Emailed her parents.

Mail was bounced back. (Maybe typed in the wrong email)

Sms her mother.

Finally, her attitude changed and what a drastic change.

No longer was she distracted, she handed in her work promptly and it was all neatly done.

Ahh...the power of parents' involvement?

But according to my other colleague, her attitude remains the same for their lessons....hmmm...maybe its time to have a talk with her again

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Caning Kids

Some readers are arguing that kids should not be caned and that it will injure their self esteem etc...while others felt that it was acceptable when it was meted with a calm and reasoned state of mind...

If people can accept that individual personalities exist.
If people can accept that differentiated teaching must be implemented.
I don't see why people cannot accept differentiated disciplinary actions.

I had a student
I used the soft approach
I used the hard approach
Yet everytime I asked him whether he knows his mistakes
He will say he doesn't know what was his mistakes and kept on repeating his mistakes

Yet when I said I was going to bring him down to see the person who has the authority to cane him...Miraculously he could list out the mistakes he has commited . He went crying and begging for a second chance...

There are children where reasonings and a stern look or scolding will make them understand and deter them from mistakes...while..ahem...then there are Others.

If the child can be taught proper behaviours just by reasoning with him or her, well that's great. If not, well, you just have to resort to alternate ways. If you know that your child will become more rebellious if you beat him/her ,stop it then !

I just can't see why people cannot understand the fact that each child is different and that there must be a one for all method. Each child has his/her unique personality that may be further shaped by the environment. Don't assume what works for your child will work for others too.

There was once an old lady who was asked how was she able to discipline her grandchild(or was it her child) so well..she said she simply beat him and added
自己打懂得轻重
别人打不知死活

Meaning when you discipline the child , you are able to control the severity of the punishment.

If the child is left undisciplined , he may just end up beaten to death by others.