10-22-14 Class

Discipline

Today in class we went over some interesting facts about the leaders of the twelve countries we had to do. Many people did not do their assignment and were not able to participate, but I had a bunch of facts. Mr.Schick became upset that only a few people in class really ever participate and tried calling on new people, but only 2 new people raised their hands. After calling on them, somehow me and Mr.Schick got into a debate on whether its right to discipline your kids physically (i.e. slapping, spanking, belt, etc.). My father was a very cool guy, but when I did something I knew I wasn't supposed to do, I got a certain physical punishment, the severity of the spanking/slapping dependent upon what I did. I told Mr.Schick that I believed it was only right to discipline your child like that, because you know for sure they won't do it again. He argued that there are statistics showing that kids who are physically disciplined, are more likely to physically discipline their child, only worse. I did not believe this statistic, but Mr.Schick is a wise guy so I trusted him. He then pointed out to me how large I am. Being 6'0, 238 lbs, at 14, and having a dad who was 6'3 and grandfather who is 6'5, shows I am bound to be a large man, possibly 6'6 my doctor said. Mr.Schick exclaimed that I could possibly injure my child unintentionally due to my size and my child's size. No doubt in my mind my son will be very large like me, he won't be for a long time and I could seriously injure him. I then semi-accepted defeat, and we wrapped up class.