Missing Alex and a little logic
Greetings,
Over the last few months a real tragedy has taken place here in Greece. A little boy named Alex disappeared and it looks like he was killed and buried by a group of school boys his own age.
Alex was 11.
What makes matters worse is the fact that everyone knew the boys who are involved had been in trouble at school and with the police for some time.
What naturally happens after the shock of such an incident is that you get all of the culturalists and politically correct crowd looking to aportion blame and fix the problem with government intervention.
What's the problem? Why, the break up of the family.
What's the solution? Why, more government spending to replace all those things missing from those kids' lives. One of the first proposed "fixes" is the addition of child psychologists to all of the schools. After all, it's commonly believed that psychologists have all the answers.
Greece and Greeks...
Do NOT follow the example of the U.S.A. by filling the schools with psychologists. (Look where that has got them) Have things improved with the addition of counselors in the school? The simple and truthful answer to all but the wilfully blind is, no.
Now... something to really disagree with.
Along with the addition of psychologists in the schools has been the increase in the belief that it is wrong to hit a child. In fact, corporal punishment has been banned now in most western countries. One wouldn't have to search too hard to see a corresponding increase in social ills like crime with the decrease of corporal punishment in public schools.
If you're thinking I'm barbaric for saying such a thing... please read on.
I maintain that if those kids in Veria had been properly punished when their antisocial behavior first started to appear, young Alex might be at home playing the piano or studying for his next English test.
After all, the previous generations of school children (me included) that were physically punished by a teacher or principal at school didn't grow up to be mass murders, did they? No, they grew up to be well adjusted and productive members of society.
Of all the arguments against corporal punishment, the one that is least convincing and weakest is the, "I don't hit my kids so you'd better not." Fair enough, you're entitled to your opinion, however wrong it may be.
If I asked a person who uses such logic if they loved their children, they would nearly scream, "of course, I do!" This, of course, shows you the depth of their deception and the darkness of their heart. A parent who loves a child will, of necessity, correct the child at times. In fact, a parent who doesn't physically correct his/her child doesn't love it.
It really is that simple.
Over the last few months a real tragedy has taken place here in Greece. A little boy named Alex disappeared and it looks like he was killed and buried by a group of school boys his own age.
Alex was 11.
What makes matters worse is the fact that everyone knew the boys who are involved had been in trouble at school and with the police for some time.
What naturally happens after the shock of such an incident is that you get all of the culturalists and politically correct crowd looking to aportion blame and fix the problem with government intervention.
What's the problem? Why, the break up of the family.
What's the solution? Why, more government spending to replace all those things missing from those kids' lives. One of the first proposed "fixes" is the addition of child psychologists to all of the schools. After all, it's commonly believed that psychologists have all the answers.
Greece and Greeks...
Do NOT follow the example of the U.S.A. by filling the schools with psychologists. (Look where that has got them) Have things improved with the addition of counselors in the school? The simple and truthful answer to all but the wilfully blind is, no.
Now... something to really disagree with.
Along with the addition of psychologists in the schools has been the increase in the belief that it is wrong to hit a child. In fact, corporal punishment has been banned now in most western countries. One wouldn't have to search too hard to see a corresponding increase in social ills like crime with the decrease of corporal punishment in public schools.
If you're thinking I'm barbaric for saying such a thing... please read on.
I maintain that if those kids in Veria had been properly punished when their antisocial behavior first started to appear, young Alex might be at home playing the piano or studying for his next English test.
After all, the previous generations of school children (me included) that were physically punished by a teacher or principal at school didn't grow up to be mass murders, did they? No, they grew up to be well adjusted and productive members of society.
Of all the arguments against corporal punishment, the one that is least convincing and weakest is the, "I don't hit my kids so you'd better not." Fair enough, you're entitled to your opinion, however wrong it may be.
If I asked a person who uses such logic if they loved their children, they would nearly scream, "of course, I do!" This, of course, shows you the depth of their deception and the darkness of their heart. A parent who loves a child will, of necessity, correct the child at times. In fact, a parent who doesn't physically correct his/her child doesn't love it.
It really is that simple.
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