QUOTE(IamAHuman @ Jun 26 2019, 02:38 PM)
You are right that if it leaves permanent scars then it's definitely a no no. However, if you look at the picture clearly, it's like a normal "rotan" session to me. Though the teacher should have cane the palm or buttocks, but sometimes you'll need to understand the teacher's point of view as well.
My question to you is, Have you ever thought children? How about those naughty ones? How about those rebellious ones? How about those who shouts at you? Those who spits at you? In a normal human being, you'll have your limits too. You can't expect a teacher to be a SUPERMAN!
I'm not a teacher myself but I have lots of teacher friends and I feel for them. Low pay, kena marah from parents for the smallest thing!!! Parents blame them when their kids do not do well in school, and lots more.
Teachers should be honored instead of criticize. I do agree that there are a few bad apple teachers out there but most of the teachers are making an effort to help the children. It's the parents who demands the teachers to educate and discipline them but they themselves don't do anything. Parents think money is KING. So, I give you lots of MONEY and I want the teacher to make my child like Einstein!
Here's an article of another who believes in caning -
https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/...W3Zh6iTWa5gm.9913 y/o teenager, expect to be naughty and rebellious. Not everyone can be a teacher, and everyone has their limits. Hence, that teacher should be sent to more training to improve himself or find a way to vent out those frustrations. If they cannot handle it, it is not suitable for them as a profession.
It just happened to be this teacher is one of the bad apples in the basket, and I am criticising this particular teacher's actions. This teacher caned at the wrong area, outside the guidelines set by MOE, he should be criticised of his action instead of being supported. If he follows the guideline and caned the palm/buttocks with clothing, max. 3 times with proper reasons and holistic intention, then I am all supportive of him, but no, he did it wrongly.
You are generalising/stereotyping, not all parents think money is KING, and not all teachers felt they kena marah from parents for the smallest thing.
The child may come from difficult background, abusive primary school teachers, school bullies, etc. If you look at the academic report cards, a student with lots of E already ringing a lot of bells, something is disrupting her from studying. The student should also be sent to a child psychologist for evaluation, maybe she will reveal the whole big picture and get better guidance from the child psychologist, she won't call the teacher pondan for no reason, she needs help.
As I said, both the teacher and the student have their issues, problem + problem = catastrophe.