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From: dts@gitpyr.UUCP (Danny Sharpe)
Newsgroups: net.kids,net.abortion,net.philosophy
Subject: Re: Corporal Punishment vs. ridicule
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Date: Fri, 22-Feb-85 17:01:16 EST
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In article <322@cadre.ARPA> jay@cadre.ARPA (Jay Ramanathan) writes:
>  I understand that, in countries like Sweden, it is a crime even to ridicule
>a student in front of his/her peers, let alone hit him/her.  I frankly am
>surprised that, in a country like America, so many people subscribe to such
>ancient forms of "disciplining" their pupils.  

Ridicule is a very, very bad thing to do to a child. I wouldn't be at all
surprised if someone could authoritatively say it is far worse than
spanking in its psychological effects.


-- Either Argle-Bargle IV or someone else. --

Danny Sharpe
School of ICS
Georgia Insitute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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