According to media reports, more than 10 students in the second grade of a primary school in Dongguan City were punished by their teachers for walking for nearly one hour for making indecent gestures in class, and were also beaten with sticks by their teachers. Afterwards, the teacher involved was dismissed. However, 1 of the 47 parents in the class involved retained the teacher in the hope that she would return to school.
Corporal punishment of students by teachers is a taboo in education. Normally, thankfully, parents don't make a big deal out of it, and 47 out of 44 parents retain the teachers involved, which does seem a bit abnormal. Many netizens also agreed with the teacher's corporal punishment of students, believing that as long as the teacher's starting point is for the good of the students, even if the method is inappropriate, it should be tolerated, and some people even "show up and say" to thank the stick education of the year.
The report did not explain why parents wanted to retain teachers collectively, only mentioning that parents reported that the teacher was usually strict with students, and the school said that his teaching work was recognized by colleagues. The teacher's love is like a knife, and the student is like a sapling to be pruned, but how to be "strict" is very particular. In short, the premise is to have a heartfelt love for students, and on this basis, guide and even admonish accordingly according to the specific situation. Scolding students at every turn, with the aim of making students afraid, is by no means normal education.
Because the students made indecent gestures in class, the teacher involved punished the students for walking for nearly one hour, and also beat some students with sticks, which was corporal punishment that touched the red line of the teacher's morality. Second-grade children, it is natural to be lively and active, what kind of "indecent gestures" make the teacher angry? According to the "Rules for Discipline in Primary and Secondary Education (for Trial Implementation)" formulated and promulgated by the Ministry of Education, general educational disciplines may be imposed, such as criticism by name, oral or written review, additional teaching or class public service tasks, standing in the classroom during a classroom teaching time, and after-school teaching.
In the face of parents' collective retention, schools may be able to carefully consider the teacher's actual behavior, but whether or not they are ultimately "open", it cannot change the nature of teachers' corporal punishment of students. Education without discipline is calcium deficient, but corporal punishment is not educational discipline. Today, this simple and crude practice is not only grossly outdated and increasingly proving ineffective, but also causes serious harm to the physical and mental health of most students.
Although it is rare for parents to collectively retain students after teachers physically punish students, in reality, parents and netizens who believe in "filial piety under the stick" are many. As a front-line teacher who has been teaching for nearly 30 years, I have encountered all kinds of "stubborn" students, and I have seen first-hand the negative effects of some teachers "suppressing" students. In my concept, teachers and students are a rare fate, and the key to education is to enter the hearts of students and gain students' trust. Modern educators should adhere to professional ethics and clearly say "no" to corporal punishment and disguised corporal punishment.
Hu Xinhong Source: China Youth Daily