Britain's too tough on its kids...

Hi all,
Read this rubbish... made me pretty mad. Apparently Gentle Discipline is now to be enshrined in law.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markeaston/

I live in Britain. They are not tough on kids, they are too super-soft on kids. You can't dicipline them without the parent let locked-up.
ASBO (Anti Social Behavoir Order) is a equivalent to a 'Medal of Honour' just to become stupid.

UK law on disipline to totally crap.

Bring back the thrashing, that will stop them.

Yeah, I know, Gigabyte, there's loads of kid-related problems in Britain.

Actually, a friend of mine who's a teacher (I live in Britain, too) said he knows of a private school where kids can sign up to palm caning instead of detention. Sounds easy, 5 thrashes v. an hour's homework, but once you've put your name down on the corporal punishment register you aren't allowed to take it down. As per school rules. Lol.
Go that school.

We also had this come out on the BBC today:

"One in five teachers would like to see the cane brought back in schools for "extreme cases", a survey suggests. The deterioration of class behaviour was the main reason given for backing the return of corporal punishment."

"The TES survey found that 22% of secondary school teachers would support the right to use corporal punishment in extreme cases. However, those working in primary schools were less in favour at 16%. Overall, 20.3% supported "the right to use corporal punishment in extreme cases". "

"Corporal punishment was abolished in schools a decade ago. National Union of Teachers said it could not support the views of those in favour of hitting children.

Acting general secretary Christine Blower said: "To put it another way, 80% of teachers are not in favour of a return to corporal punishment.

"The NUT could not support the views expressed by those in favour of hitting children."

Former Liberal Democrat education spokesman Phil Willis and former head teachers said bringing the cane back would be a return to the "dark ages".

But chairman of the Campaign for Real Education Nick Seaton said most people would agree with the teachers in favour of the cane.

He said: "There's no doubt that behaviour and general discipline in schools have become much worse since corporal punishment was banned.

"Schools can't function properly or raise standards unless they have good discipline, so - you know - adults have been encouraged to surrender their authority to children and young people basically, and I think that's not good for society or the young people themselves." "

Bravo I say.

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There's a UN committee on "The Rights of the Child?"

Well, I've always suspected that the UN was a little useless.