dts@gitpyr.UUCP (Danny Sharpe) (02/23/85)
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 ...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!dts
fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) (02/26/85)
In article <gitpyr.161> dts@gitpyr.UUCP (Danny Sharpe) writes: >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. > What's even worse is when the students gang up on one student and ridicule him/her. Is there a law in Sweden against this? Frank Silbermann University of North Carolina
mcal@ihuxb.UUCP (Mike Clifford) (03/01/85)
> In article <gitpyr.161> dts@gitpyr.UUCP (Danny Sharpe) writes: > >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. > > > > What's even worse is when the students gang up on one student > and ridicule him/her. Is there a law in Sweden against this? > > Frank Silbermann > University of North Carolina Frank, I think you forgot the smiley face ':-)' after your last sentence. Mike Clifford