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From: djw@lanl.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: corporal punishment in schools
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Date: Fri, 6-Sep-85 12:56:56 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  6 12:56:56 1985
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In article <1183@ihlpg.UUCP> sed408@ihlpg.UUCP (s. dugan) writes:
>
>I make liberal use of "THE
>TIMER".  This is a version of the old "sit in the corner" routine which
>involves sitting (or in Anne's case standing) in the corner until the timer
>rings.

This is probably ok, but don't EVER say:

I'm going to count to 3; If you haven't stopped "X" by the time I say three;
I'm going to punish you...

There is no surer way to make a preschooler hate math than to systematically
associate counting with punishment.  Be sure that you don't.

I have four children; the twins are 17 and just graduated from high school.
The 10 year old is just discovering math and "loves it".  The 5 year old
has counted to >85 and seems to be undamaged so far.  I spanked the twins
when they were 8-10 for almost starting a forest fire, I haven't found it
necessary to spank Sara yet, but if I need to, I will.

Dave Wade