Well the elite are certain, smacking kids is not good for them. That's why we have a law that forbids it, whether we like it or not.
But despite this law kids are getting more violent and harder to control, according to this article in this mornings Herald.
They kick they bite and they hit - Oh don't they know its against the law to kick and bite and hit?
Surely by the time they start school their parents, kindergartens and play centers should have taught them "non tactile techniques" for tantruming or for use in dispute resolution whether it be disagreements with their peers or higher authorities such as teachers.
Perhaps "non tactile" techniques are not all they are cracked up to be.
But despite this law kids are getting more violent and harder to control, according to this article in this mornings Herald.
Primary school pupils of all age groups are increasingly willing to resort to violence, worried teachers say.
Auckland Primary Principals Association president Marilyn Gwilliam said school heads were becoming more concerned after noticing an increase in violent behaviour among the 5- to 10-year-olds.
Figures show the number of stand-downs (set periods of time that children are not allowed to attend school) for assaults by 8-year-olds increased by 88 per cent from 2000 to last year.Seven-year-olds received 73 per cent more stand-downs last year than in 2000, 6-year-olds had 70 per cent more, and stand-downs of 5-year-olds increased by 33 per cent.
Mrs Gwilliam said schools were struggling to handle the children. "They kick and they bite and they hit."
It was especially difficult as teachers were not allowed to touch children, so must instead try "non-tactile" techniques to calm them.
Children aged 9 and 10 appeared the most violent of primary school pupils, with 214 stand-downs among 9-year-olds for physical assault on others and 327 among 10-year-olds last year.
They kick they bite and they hit - Oh don't they know its against the law to kick and bite and hit?
Surely by the time they start school their parents, kindergartens and play centers should have taught them "non tactile techniques" for tantruming or for use in dispute resolution whether it be disagreements with their peers or higher authorities such as teachers.
Perhaps "non tactile" techniques are not all they are cracked up to be.