I used to be a believer in spare the rod, spoil the child.
However...five children later and all of them grown and having families of their own (be it skin or fur
), I don't really follow that ideology anymore.
My lil'
girls brought me to this realization. They can be so similar in childlike ways (naughty ones specifically) that are deserving of a spanking but, would I spank my dog? No way! I instead properly trained my dogs to behave.
So, maybe as parents we should start wearing a little fanny pack filled with "training treats" (human grade
) and start training our kids the right way!
But, seriously...I think the teacher overstepped his boundaries as an authority figure and will probably pay the price for that misstep.