Corporal Punishment

Re: # 10

Ah, so this originated in grade 9 but alas we are still enduring it here... there is the man who writes the best short stories (something that comes naturally I suppose) and then he changes his garb and starts afflicting judgments on morals, on women, on conduct, and on those inexorable indoos! (ahem, just a harmless kid following the proctor hand book).

Mystery solved!

For this one observer

Dr. Naqshbandi,

There is little hope for having a serious/rational discussion with individuals like Urstruly and Echoboom.

However, since you consider yourself a bibliophile, please let me draw your attention to the following lines from Kabeer:

Pothee pudh-pudh jug mua
Pandit bhaya na koi
Adhayee akshar prem ka
Padhe so pandit hoi.

Who should we reserve the prem for, if not our kids? Maybe you have been reading the wrong books, sir!

Sincerely,
BeeJay.

You have done a tremendous job by making the Pakistani people realize that the school system needs to change. Persons with analytic depths as yours need to be recognized. Your hypothesis is very valid. Ending the school torture can in fact bring new solid hope to otherwise worrisome future in terms of psycholical built-up of our children.

Please carry on giving your views on related social issues of our society.

Kinza - Congratulations on writing such a different and thought provoking article. Corporal punishment is both unfortunate and unwelcome yet it continues to flourish in our part of the world. From so called High schools to Govt. schools corporal punishment is widely practiced in different variants. This is not only resulting in children loosing their self esteem and confidence, but in many cases are scarred for life. Thanks again for your brilliant article keep up the good work.

Regards,
FaK

#10

That was a sweet story. The ending was quite powerful and insightful :)

ZahraJ, fak, designworld: thanks for liking the article and appreciating my effort...I`ll be so happy if a thick-headed, insensitive teacher back home reads this story and cries...cries with guilt for doing this to little, innocent kids...

I can`t believe that some people are actually in support of corporal punishment on this website!

sakoooooooooooot:

I agree with you and your stance. I do believe in disciplining a child, but I do not believe in any kind of physical abuse. That`s a cruel practice and the teachers ought to be sent back to the basics of teaching. A very interesting article with good points!

By the way, my previous post was meant for Urstruly :)

Zahra

For many days there are many news about the teachers at different levels are torturing student. Same case is being discussed on chowk for many days. I thought to give a gist of the essay of Montaigne that he has written about the education, teachers and relationship b/w students and teachers.
Here are some important points of his essay that I have transferred into my own words with explanations for the convenience of readers.

First of all check out moral standard of the teacher b/c he is the companion of the student. We should take in the mind the integrity, strength of financial character internal force of the teacher. Emotionally stable teacher is the model of student.
Teacher must clarify the aims and prose and cones of the education. Education doesn’t only help in practical, financial and economical way, it transform our character. It’s a kind of motivation, leads man out of the darkness that’s why GOD calls education as light. Education humanize you and make you noble, education makes man out of monsters.
There are 2 types of teachers.
1.well filled and bookish. He does not have any thing in his character.
2.well formed intellectual.
Teacher must be a balanced Man. must not be a syllabus teacher.
Education is a mutual exercise b/w student and teacher. He should arose the imagination and emotions of student he should evoke the love of learning in student.
Teacher must realize the capacities of the student. Student should not be over burdened and stressed. Sign of a good teacher is that he comes down to the level of student that is very difficult. Teacher is the person who can gradually raise the capacities of the student. Capacity of the student can be raised. Teacher must investigate the student but should not be over- imposing or over authoritative. Controversy and difference of opinion should be allowed. There is a saying that reason thrives on controversy. Dissent should be encouraged.
The process of learning, or the path towards facts always begins with controversies. Here is the process of learning in my own point of view..

Doubt…Analyze…Fact…. Truth…wisdom…virtue…Devin.

Mystery…. Wonder…Curiosity…Learning…knowledge…wisdom…virtue…Devin.

First of all there comes a doubt in one’s mind, after that he analyzes it and comes to the fact, fact is the truth, that truth follows the wisdom, wisdom is virtue and virtue is always Devin. Same thing is with the next line, first of all we find ourselves in a mystery, we wonder over that and we become curious about it and this curiosity results in learning, and this learning is knowledge, knowledge is wisdom, wisdom is again virtue and virtue is Devin. We after this process reach to the divinity.
Mostly our teachers don’t encourage or tolerate such type of controversies, by doing this they are damaging all this process towards the exploration of facts, truths.

Change is the result of education. Student should be taught to confess his mistakes. Abstinent is another form of illiteracy. Mistake is the sign of learning. If we don’t commit mistakes how can we learn what’s right what’s wrong? Mistake according to me is an experience by which we learn.
Best teacher is he who,

1 allows you to speak out
2. He listens to u impersonally.
3. He is always ready to except truth.
4.He is always ready to forget.
5. He is always ready to tolerate.
6. He is always ready to forgive.

Teacher is the person who can find out the hidden potentialities of a student and it’s only possible when teacher allows his student to speak out and listens to him impersonally. He has ability to except the truth, to forget the things of student that are against his opinion or point of view he has ability to tolerate such things he is able to forgive.

He must not close the child in limited surroundings. Student must explore different dimensions of the life such as observation, interaction, experience, study, experiments, travel, imaginations, intuitions, meditations, inspiration and the teacher is the only man who can help student to do so.
There is much more to be discussed on this topic but for the time being it’s enough from my side. I wanted to discuss Montaigne’s points but my own point of views rushed into it and thus it became 25% Montaigne and 75% S.GUL.

You guys have got it all wrong. {b}Teachers{/b} ought to be banned.