Do we need to re-introduce the cane in British schools?
953149
Maybe it's the parents who should be caned. We have gone from one extreme to the other, from over harsh discipline to none at all.\nWe need to find a middle path were unacceptable behaviour is clearly defined with the certain knowledge that something unpleasant will happen if they do it. ie hard work in an difficult environment. Years of child centred education has produced a generation of soft, weak, useless young adults who are only capable of wining and complaining, getting drunk and fighting and vomiting in the streets. And the boys are just as bad :)
215733
How about a utinsil thet we all used in ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE & our HIGH SCHOOLS... the SPORK...half spoon & half fork.\n                                          "SPORK"!!!
163018
I am not a teacher but I think teachers have to put up with a lot of crap from students. There are so many kids today that are just plain lazy and disrespectful and then they whine because the teachers are mean. I personally think that "discipline" should be brought back into the classroom and home. If I said or did half the stuff kids do today I would have gotten my butt kicked!
467934
No and I say this as an active member of Fianna Fáil.\n\nIrish as a compulsory subject achieves nothing for the language, one either leaves secondary school with a great distaste for the language and an intention to never speak it again or, even if one did perhaps enjoy it, a fairly low level of competence, as has been demonstrated by a marked decline in Leaving Certificate grades for Irish. \n\nOverall the entire subject needs to be reinvigorated, the removal of the compulsory aspect would ensure that students who have a genuine interest in the language would study it and perhaps assist in promoting it, for the rest of the student body it simply is not right to force something upon them which they have no willingness to learn. Also a radical overhaul of the syllabus at both primary and secondary level is required to try and make the language both more relevant and learn-able, the current situation simply cannot continue any longer.
595467
I applaud all of you, a school is there to teach children not as another way of the nanny state interfering with the way we raise our children, I have a two (soon to be three) year old son and he will be starting reception school in september. I remember a few years ago the government wanted people to stop calling children winners and losers and instead use the term yet to achieve success in a bid to hep childrens self esteem. Has no one considered the effect of weighing classes of kids, possibly in front of other class pupils? and in any event what about the poor kids who have to take these letters home and the effect being told you're fat at such an early age may have on them, don't we have enough of a problem with eating disorders...
480049
I know, as a former principal, I would never hire you to teach elementary aged children if you do not know enough to capitalize TX and USA as well as the UK. Sorry, but that shows a lack of knowledge of the English language and cetrtainly would model poorly for teaching children.
234794
Yes, if the school does not handle their responsibility, you should say something to the parents. Someone mentioned  'No one likes a tattletail', but no one likes to be assulted and/or picked on when they are at school trying to learn either.
747851
The whole school teaching system should be renewed, from the basic to the high school.\n\nThere are irrelevant things that should not be taught, and there are things that misses from there.\n\nThe world has changed, and so should the school systems.  Because it hasn`t changed, the whole school feels booring and unnecassary waste of time.\n\nAlso I think that the high school mathematic skills should not be tried to teach all of us, because there are clearly 2 kinds of people: the ones that get`s it and the onès that won`t  (no matter how they are threatened with kicking outs) The same goes to subjects that need creativity skills.
913304
I think it's not good.  This practice seems to be spreading.  Students are there to learn.  If their spelling isn't corrected how can it ever be reinforced?\n\nA lot of the education system has gone daft.
366590
sometimes there are clubs designed specifically for children with special needs...in england we have a theatre group called "SHED" i think which works mainly with special needs children...i duno if you are in england but ifnot you might have something similar in your area...that way you get free time to study and your kid gets to do something they might enjoy.
1005856
Good question. I am continually surprised at the loss of intelluctual people these days.  It seems a good education and learning has gone down the drain. I don't know if it's the pupils or the system itself.  Grammer has gone to the dogs.  Kids these days don't even understand the difference between 'its' and 'it's'.
852987
That would be considered assault in my daughters school.\n\nCoach
427313
It is usually referred to as a white-tipped cane.
1009872
wen the knnes pain.. kids do rub the knees with their as it gives a bit if relief but the teachers surely being cunning asks us to even raise over hands...as they have croosed our stage. they do exactly what their teachers made them do...
100701
We have them in my school. The kids are amazingly responsible...but it's an overseas international school (with kids from over 40 different countries). The rules are totally different over here.
306521
I don't know.  I was recently teaching a Sunday School class and this second grader gave me the finger.  \n\nSuddenly my whole theory about teachers making education enjoyable came crashing down. \n\nIt's kind of my fault.  I was teaching them this prayer with their hand and was telling them that the middle finger reminds us to pray for those in power like the president. Anyway, that back fired. It's been a long year.
924889
a club for challenged kids.\nWhat a wonderful idea.  My daughter in law in Florida is a teacher for\nchildren with disabilities.\nGet a club together from the students who would like to help, quite possibly some teachers would like to get involved. \nMy twin brother, had been in a wheelchair all his life. He cannot even feed himself.  However, because of the way we treated him, never as handicapped, and the teacher would come home to teach him............\nHe is smarter than me......Pays more attention, because he cannot walk fast, run etc.....the electric wheelchair I purchased for him......That was his freedom!!    He flys to Florida etc, my son's pick him up.\nIf your question is still on line, I will be speaking with my daughter in law and maybe I can give you more ideas.\nWhen we help them to help themselves, and give them hope..It's great!!\nYou are certainly one VIP in this world!!!!\nLater I hope to get back to you.