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From: mcal@ihuxb.UUCP (Mike Clifford)
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Subject: Re: Corporal Punishment vs. ridicule
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Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 08:42:42 EST
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> In article  dts@gitpyr.UUCP (Danny Sharpe) writes:
> >In article <322@cadre.ARPA> jay@cadre.ARPA (Jay Ramanathan) writes:
> >>  I understand that, in countries like Sweden, it is a crime even to ridicule
> >>a student in front of his/her peers, let alone hit him/her.  I frankly am
> >>surprised that, in a country like America, so many people subscribe to such
> >>ancient forms of "disciplining" their pupils.  
> >
> >Ridicule is a very, very bad thing to do to a child. I wouldn't be at all
> >surprised if someone could authoritatively say it is far worse than
> >spanking in its psychological effects.
> >
> 
> What's even worse is when the students gang up on one student
> and ridicule him/her.  Is there a law in Sweden against this?
> 
> 	Frank Silbermann
> 	University of North Carolina

	Frank, I think you forgot the smiley face ':-)' after your last
	sentence.

				Mike Clifford