Teachers and the question of corporal punishment

7. August 2011 by admin.

In recent years, great controversies have spanned across all news networks, questioning the extent of the teacher’s control over children.  And central to these controversies is the question of whether or not a child should be disciplined by his parents or by his teachers, and whether or not the law should punish teachers who take action or refuse to take action against unruly, harmful student behavior. Fortunately for Americans, the answer lies within the works of a man who greatly influenced our very declaration of independence, John Locke. Read the rest of this entry »

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