I do think she was being disrespectful, and probably needed to be punished, but that was NOT the way to do it.
I am in high school now. I have some classes that are out of control and some classes where just a look from the teacher can strike fear into our hearts (LOL). If a teacher demands respect from day one, they can sure as heck get it without needing to spank a student.
Like someone earlier said - teachers are there to TEACH. IMO, if someone doesn't want to be taught, remove them from the classroom. It's not the teacher's job to make sure that all of the kids do everything, it's the teacher's job to provide the material, lessons, and help needed to those who truly want to learn. I feel like my education every day is hindered more by the teachers taking half an hour to deal with snotty kids than it is by the snotty kids themselves. (Honestly, having a teacher say "Stop it or I'm sending you to the office" every 30 seconds is MUCH more annoying than a couple of kids whispering in the back of the room).
I don't believe in spanking at all. I never was and I've turned out just fine. I don't want my future children to respect and obey me because they're afraid of being spanked, I want them to do it because they want to. |