Maybe Corporal Punishment Isn't All That Bad

I'm still here, though I will be headed off to Malaysia in a few days. But don't worry, I will definitely have something more to say before then (and before the end of the year).

In the meantime, here is a short, interesting newspaper article that was posted recently in the JoongAng Daily (the one Korean English newspaper that I have at least a little bit of respect for) about the increase in school violence since corporal punishment was banned earlier this year. It seems problems have been springing up all over, and I've even seen the effects at my own school, though not nearly to the degree described above. Not to say that beating kids is a good thing, but Korean parents are beginning to catch a little too much of the American 'holy child' syndrome, for my taste.

Have a read for yourself here

Until next time,

-스티브