Just to Sum Up… « Scenes From The Battleground

I came across this article I’d printed out last year, and I want to write about how it compares with Japanese education: are there lessons here for teachers in Japan? The author of the post below (Old Andrew) is an experienced teacher in the British state and private school systems. He writes with wit and [...]

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Is it ok for teachers to use corporal punishment? Discuss.

Image via Wikipedia I left the following comment on a blog entry about corporal punishment in (UK) schools (I’ve reposted it here so that I can add stuff and edit the writing). A succinct summary, with rebuttals, of the various arguments against corporal punishment. The non-aggression axiom provides a principled argument to the responses which [...]

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