A teacher needs to stop the students from slapping, cheating and making a mess during the class hours. , Photo credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Being a teacher is a challenge in present times, especially in urban India. Teachers these days not only have to perform their classical role of teaching, testing, evaluation and tabulation, but also have to be tech-savvy to conduct online classes. They have to complete the syllabus on time and help their students to pass the exam with excellent marks.
To achieve this three-pronged goal, teachers need to exercise discipline and a sense of control over students. If necessary, the teacher may have to stop students from slapping, cheating and causing disruption in class time. This measure is mostly taken verbally as corporal punishment is illegal and is no longer acceptable to the school management, teachers, students and parents. In such a situation, it is very likely that the tone and tone of the words will be directly proportional to the severity of the fault and the troubleshooter’s response to the warnings.
Let’s look at the pros and cons of the position. Often, when a teacher is strict in class, he or she is more effective. However, on the flipside, this trait backfires. When irregular students are reprimanded from time to time for their misbehaviour, they get frustrated. When the matter reaches the point where the parents are informed, the scene defuses. The child sometimes takes the drastic step of running away from home, indulging in self-injury or worse, choosing death over punishment.
Angry parents again wreaked havoc on educational institutions. Teachers are punished. This has been the pattern in which educational systems have been working for decades after every debacle.
Handling the baby with an iron hand in a velvet glove is the need of the hour.
We know that children learn more by observation, not when they are lectured, so we as a society must collectively place a premium on ethical behavior and hope to prevent many more such horrific incidents in the future. You should take your point forward.
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