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Smack that, all on the floor, Smack that, Not anymore

By: Karthik :+: Under: Education, It Happens Only in India, Politics
On: ⋅ January 17, 2007 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment
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Corporal punishment has always been a vital part of the Indian education system. I know for a fact that many students, myself included would not have been as successful if not for the fear of getting smacked by the teachers and by our parents.

Even Russel Peters has a popular “somebody’s gonna get hurt” joke.

Thanks to Al-Gore and the rapid disemination of information the Tamilnadu State Government is getting the ball rolling. A new order was issued to remove Rule 51 from the Tamilnadu Educational Rules that permitted corporal punishment in schools under specified circumstances.

Corporal Punishment in Indian Schools
Image from The Hindu

The Hindu reports

The rule said: “Corporal punishment shall not be inflicted, except in a case of moral delinquency such as deliberate lying, obscenity of word or act or flagrant insubordination, and it shall be limited to six cuts on the hand and administered only by or under the supervision of the headmaster.”

Politics and slow processing times have finally resulted in this verdict.

A high-level committee chaired by retired School Education Director A. Muthukrishnan was appointed on November 14, 2002 by the previous government to prepare an education manual for the department. The committee submitted a report to the government in 2003. After over three years and several untoward incidents, the present government appointed a team headed by retired School Education Department Joint Secretary B. Vincent to take a fresh look at the recommendations of the Muthukrishnan Committee. The newly appointed team endorsed the recommendations.

Although this seems like a good idea and has been hailed by many Educationists, I have my own doubts about the effectiveness of this system.

What do you think ?

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