The news of a student of class X made to stand whole night
by a principal of a residential school on the charge that he had stolen
Rs.100.00 (Deccan Chronicle Hyderabad page one of 18th April) .I recall
a book on teacher education during my
stay in the university of Allahabad in seventies. In one of the chapters ,the
author cited a report of findings in survey in USA which stated that 30% of teachers in
class rooms in America then , should have in fact been in mental hospitals .Seriously mentally retardeds ,abnormal and maladjusted
are appointed as teachers without their mental
tests in India. Teacher Education in NCERT Delhi has not developed to test their essential behavioral draw backs .Situation has worsened in this profession .With
few exception all schools are rotten in teaching profession .
The helpless tender minds are first spoiled by the family
and next by the schools. In this case the physical punishment crossed all limits
conceived by civilized ones. It has not only damaged the pupil`s self esteem and self regarding sentiment so
important in his normal personality growth
,the said chap is bound to be delinquent
in future unless repairs done .He may inflict revenge from other innocents. Such
is impact of this punishment. We spoil society by our administration .This
punishment will certainly change the child in to an antisocial for which the school is responsible
and the best justice is to make principal stand at least whole night under some
body watch.
Incidents of this nature are common in schools and very
value based corrective measures are also there in normal minds of controlling
authority. Why not the school did study the reason for his theft if any rather
than declaring in public as a hard core thief? The principal must have explored
other options suitable to correct the child to realize his blunder which in my opinion
may also not be true? The principal acted
like a blunt thanedars in police stations.
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