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JamesDean · #42 02-22-2011, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by aklim

Fair enough. Now here comes the tough part. Are the parents willing to cede authority to the teachers to motivate them? Are they willing to say "Do whatever it takes to motivate Johnny"?

I think this has gone the way side as well. I recall stories from my parents about how they would get beat in school. My mother went to catholic school up until the 8th grade. She would tell stories of how the nuns would slap the kids with sticks less they did their work.

My father went to public school, he told stories of his high school years that, while beatings wern't involved, the PE teachers would embarrass the kids into performing the physical requirement tests they had established.

Both my parents went to the same high school (years apart) and both recall stories of the students sweating bullets over the PE teachers exams...from these account the kids usually worked themselves up to the challenge..

I can solidly say these motivational tactics would not fly in todays world.