tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post6403957376778681247..comments2024-03-28T11:38:34.959-05:00Comments on Leaves On My Tree: Snowball FightEmma Springfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-54083241894732361312014-12-01T06:10:23.504-06:002014-12-01T06:10:23.504-06:00That is true, and it is very thoughtful to remind ...That is true, and it is very thoughtful to remind the principal if no law exists. Of course teachers need ways to discipline children - but not with a paddle... Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-48013807815307281432014-11-30T13:27:05.672-06:002014-11-30T13:27:05.672-06:00I am not sure what laws are in place to control co...I am not sure what laws are in place to control corporate punishment. I do know that some schools both public and private still practice it. At the beginning of each school year I made a point of going to the principal of any school my children attended. That was when I would let them know that if my children needed to be disciplined I would support them as long as they did not hit my child. I did it every year often to the same principals. Parents have to be involved in every aspect of their children's lives in order to protect them.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-21570283165854595692014-11-30T12:15:18.837-06:002014-11-30T12:15:18.837-06:00When I read through your answer to Mari's comm...When I read through your answer to Mari's comment: are there still schools that allow corporal punishment? Here it is absolutely forbidden by law. <br />And that teacher: she must have been jealous about your joy - and tried to spoil it. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-84753841554233498802014-11-30T12:12:53.330-06:002014-11-30T12:12:53.330-06:00Dear Emma,
I also think that you did nothing wron...Dear Emma, <br />I also think that you did nothing wrong - the rules said: School-ground, and you weren't on school-ground. He might have left it with that - explaining that next time he meant the other side of the street too - but not now. <br />Today adults would be glad if children would be allured away from their computers to run out into the snow and do a hearty snow-fight! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-80232885578899817882014-11-28T13:37:22.878-06:002014-11-28T13:37:22.878-06:00I think it was that bitter old woman who had no bu...I think it was that bitter old woman who had no business being around children let alone teaching them who is the first at fault. She could not stand to see us having fun. The principal should have had better sense too. The whacks did not hurt the girls. The boys were hit hard and most had tears in their eyes. We walked out giggling. Thank goodness most schools no longer allow corporal punishment. Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-31653912804685747032014-11-28T09:09:44.511-06:002014-11-28T09:09:44.511-06:00I would have felt the same. It wasn't fair, in...I would have felt the same. It wasn't fair, in the first place it wasn't in the school premises, second nobody got hurt, now windows got broken and third, it was fun. Perhaps, it was their authority which you have broken not the rule itself, and for that, they thought you deserved a punishment. Aww three whacks.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160765895988797343noreply@blogger.com