Originally posted by: rivan
jesus christ schools and courts are full of liberal pussies these days.
i fear what schools are going to look like in 10 or 20 years. I fear what the kids are going to be like after going through those schools. Kids these days are already bad enough.
Bring back paddles! Am I the only one who wish paddles were still around in school when I was a kid? I am fully capable of realizing some of the stupid shit that happened could have been prevented had I known a paddle was going to find its way onto my ass, and once would have likely been enough.
So paddles aren't allowed. Teachers should still have some way of dealing with unruly children, in ways that aren't just "okay, now go to the principal's office! you'll get a stern talking to, and your parents will be called", because kids are DAMN good at manipulating parents through words to bring the parents into understanding their "side", and thus punishment by parents is avoided.
I know, because I've done it. Didn't always get away with things, my parents weren't pushovers, but I was good with words.

And parents, having not witnessed whatever event the child has been reported over, won't always side with a teacher who is responsible for watching 20 kids and might not have seen everything.
And kids who are "mentally challenged" are worse. Their behavior is fucking pathetic, because "OMG they're not capable of understanding, I can't punish them for that!", so they rarely get physical punishment. Seriously? The world is NOT going to bend to retarded people. If we are going to permit them life, where often they require a lot of assistance from others, they need to learn the world is equal opportunity. Equal opportunity in every way, including punishment. I've seen too many times a retarded kid get away with things that no one ought to get away with, and it's only because they "aren't capable of understanding". You best believe they're capable of learning, just the same as a 2 or 3 year old is capable of learning. They may have less control if they have less of of a developed conscious mind that helps the normal individual to weigh risks versus rewards, all depending on how mentally retarded they are. Think of a dog even - they don't have the capability of understanding language, but they'll sure as hell learn tone and eventually what actions will net them what reward or punishment, and adjust behavior accordingly.
Behavior modification is something that must be adjusted based on the learning capability of an individual. If stern words and time outs don't work, you gotta do something else within your means. I personally think an beatdown for an untucked shirt in the hall, in which case the child wears without permission, is a very creative idea for behavior modification. It probably worked wonders too. The child absolutely dreaded the end result of his actions, and that most likely taught him that wearing his shirt untucked was not a fond experience and won't want to repeat said actions.