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To be on the receiving end of a cane, is the common nightmare of nearly every kid who's strongly extroverted, unsuccessful at maths, consistent with poor grades, reports late to school, fails to turn in assignments as and when due, unlucky to be included in mass punishments and likewise, other varieties of offenses that could warrant being inflicted with a good measure of bodily pain.

Caning a child to enhance performance, or modify character, is a disguised act of slavery! It's no different from beating a horse in order to get the best out of it, or the consistent use of the whip by colonial slave owners in ensuring compliance and control over the early black slaves. School children are twice as much terrified of teachers holding sticks, than they are of angry soldiers armed with guns. With every stroke of the cane, the self-esteem of a child is slowly demolished. How much longer should children tolerate being whipped in school?

Corporal punishment has outlived its usefulness. Long lasting discipline isn't enforced through beating a child with a stick. It is rather enforced through love, patience, genuine concern, effective counseling and tolerance. Violence against children in whatever form, is a violation of the rights of the child. You cannot discipline a child for wrongdoing, by wrongly violating his or her rights. Two wrongs do not make a right. It is therefore the right of every child to politely refuse physical maltreatment.

I'm often referred to the biblical instruction on the use of the 'rod' in child-rearing. Well, God didn't issue any of such command. Solomon did, and likewise, other opinionated authors of the Book of Proverbs. It's about time Christians won the war on differentiating between God's direct commands and the private opinions of biblical characters.

Many times, angry teachers take out their frustration on students. Amazingly, while some teachers go as far as caning students on their backs and necks, other teachers awfully discipline their students with a ridiculous number of strokes of the cane. Recently, I made small talk with a group of school children who narrated to me how one of them was mercilessly caned 52 times by his female teacher for forgetting a notebook at home.

Nigeria must urgently tag along with other progressive nations in Africa who've rightfully abolished all forms of violence against children. Corporal punishment is not a guarantee for modification of character, neither has it eradicated indiscipline in schools despite our heavy reliance on its use. It only guarantees fear, low self-esteem and eventual rebellion. Teachers should learn to think outside the box for creative and effective ways of disciplining deviant children. Violating the rights of the child isn't one of them!


By Nimi PrinceWill

Source - http://www.viviangist.ng/how-much-longer-should-children-tolerate-being-caned-at-school/

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I am conflicted about this too.

I grew up in the era where you will be caned in school, and still get caned at home for getting caned in school.

Did the caning work on me?no. It got to a point i looked forward to getting flogged, if i got into trouble.

But things are different now.

As a grown up, i have come to realize that although the teachers have a very important role to play in a kids life, the more serious issue of physical punishment should be left to the parents.

As long as they are under their parents..what is all this hulabaloo. About cane?..was it not the same cane our fathers and we were flogged with?..why are this present set of kids complaining?..my only bruise with cane is when it is without merit and too much?..spare the rod and spoil the child!!!!...a little whip is good!!!!!...

if you stop the teachers from flogging the children, will you also stop the parents frm doing same. we want to emulate western culture without any mechnism in place. in america they subtituted flogging for detention, but guess what it led to increase in sexual abuse, there is no easy way at all.
Here in enugu state no more repeat after failure again, the instruction is follow your class, today you see a child in school, the next time will be during exam and guess what the level of education keeps dwindling.
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all i advocate for is reduction in flogging students 2strokes or 3 should be maximum. the carrot and stick principle must not die.

babyfaceafrica:
As long as they are under their parents..what is all this hulabaloo. About cane?..was it not the same cane our fathers and we were flogged with?..why are this present set of kids complaining?..my only bruise with cane is when it is without merit and too much?..spare the rod and spoil the child!!!!...a little whip is good!!!!!...

thank you, if they stop flogging and move to manual labour same people will still comeback to complain.

Preaching against norms that ensure civility in our society will never arguer well for Africans in the long run. This is the reason why gays have taken over Europe and America instead of finding solution to their problem. Who does not know being gay / lesbian is a state of mental disorder that needs a cure ? Why are westerners not campaigning against it like they do with tobacco and HIV ? Moral is DEAD in those countries.

As Africans we mustn't allow these people think & make decision for us. Let us develop our brain to be able to make rational decision for ourselves. OP, if you have a problem with flogging please come up with a beta alternatives. Let us know you have a functional brain to redeem the decadence that might arise from banishing it. Let us know all you have upstairs is not just complain without viable remedy.

During my secondary school days

I was beaten with chain by the principal

Sometimes we sleep under hot sun for hours

If u speak igbo in the class, ur own don end be that

Homeboiy:
During my secondary school days

I was beaten with chain by the principal

Sometimes we sleep under hot sun for hours

If u speak igbo in the class, ur own don end be that

That is because you simply can not follow basic instructions. A society with rules guiding it is a doomed one.

Ballmer:
That is because you simply can not follow basic instructions. A society with rules guiding it is a doomed one.

I should not speak vernacular abi

The school is in the east so its 100% igbo people there

How do u expect us to be speaking only English

Well I never died from the beating

11yrs ago mehn

Westerners suspend students from school, their parents ground them at home but here, we flog our students Like animals and when they go home, their parents might do even worse.
To all these blunt punishments given to us to make us better people, are we better than these westerners? (adacemically).the answer is hell NO!!!.
I dont advocate that we do as our European counterparts, just that there are other ways we can punish a student without the use of brutal force. Eg... Sitting on the floor in front of the class, kneeling down for a considerable amount of time, squatting on the air, etc...
Flogging an unrepentant student can be frustrating, that's why you see some teachers aiming punches at them and the principal lets it pass.

The time for slavery is long gone!!

HungerBAD:
I am conflicted about this too.

I grew up in the era where you will be caned in school, and still get caned at home for getting caned in school.

Did the caning work on me?no. It got to a point i looked forward to getting flogged, if i got into trouble.

But things are different now.

As a grown up, i have come to realize that l although the teachers have a very important role to play in a kids life, the more serious issue of physical punishment should be left to the parents.

My thoughts exactly.