“Can’t we institute the rule of the fist here in Miyazaki prefecture?” With these words the prefectural governor made a call for the reinstitution of corporal punishment in schools, long abolished. “What’s to become of the position of school teachers now they can’t even mete out corporal punishment? Can’t we at least permit the loving rod, that surely deserves no punishment?”
Translating his words is a little fraught as the word he uses can mean rod, crop, whip, stick, lash, etc, none of which really sound too wholesome in this context, but I suppose that is as well.
Finally, a Member of the prefectural assembly has this to add: “In the past, we were all taught with the fist”, and he too goes on to advocate some child spanking, delighting the governor. It is probably not in good taste to mention where this kind of thinking led in the last century. Via Nikkan Sports.
Considering what some Japanese teachers get up to I would be leery about letting them get their jollies beating their charges, but I suppose this may just be posturing by the governor.
I have no idea why Japanese politicians have been obsessing so much lately over children and their supposed vices – there isn’t even an election on. Suggestions?
Kids today need to be disciplined, they lack respect. Short and simple
i dont see the purpose of a Teacher punishing someones child.
if they are disruptive and disrespectful. just send them out of the room, and their parents can deal with it.
disrespect should not lead to physical pain on another human being.
The parents DON’T deal with it. That is the problem. On a massive scale.
You obviously don’t know Japan rules : kids have the RIGHT to attend classes, even if they don’t listen. So teachers don’t have the right to send them out.
Unfortunately I have to agree with Ez. But I also think that giving too much power to the teachers may lead to certain punishments that were actually uncalled for and lead to even more troubles.
Giving more power to Japansese teachers might perhaps have untoward consequences…
Finally. A politician says something that I can get behind. (Yeah, I went there).
Stupid puns aside, what do you expect from politicians? They drum stuff up that appeal to the general public just to make it look like they’re doing something useful. Either that, or in this case, some school kid pissed him off and now he’s out for revenge.
Yes, beating up students is the right way! See how Onizuka from GTO is the best teacher because he beats the shit out of his students.
We assume that prior to World War II corporal punishment was common in Japanese schools. We see how much good that did, do we not?