PC Madness #1,738

[iCraig]

Originally Posted by Von Smallhausen

No discipline. No respect.

Question for you, especially considering your vocation. Do you really think that discipline and respect are mutually exclusive? If you clobber a crim to get him to cooperate, does he respect you? No, he just admits defeat. He'll still want you smack you one though.

Same with kids, smacking them doesn't get respect from them. I truly believe teachers can control a class without any force. They just need to connect with the kids on the right level, down the individuals. Too many take the generic route, copying from the board in silence. Some kids just can't get into that, they have no desire to learn because learning is instantly associated with silent, boring, wrist-aching tasks.

What was that saying? "Just because you silence somebody, doesn't mean you've converted them"