and in olden days people also stoned gay people and kept black people as slaves. beating a students head against a door bolt ain't cool, ya fool.

shining scholar and menacing leopard my ass.

for the students, i do feel sorry for them for having been hurt by their teacher. honestly, they should behave in class at all times.

however, I think it's the parents' fault for not disciplining their kids at home and teaching them to always respect their teachers and behave in class.

as a side note, we love it in the movies when the calm character finally stands up to the problem character and breaks free from the restraints that bind us all in to rational and acceptable behavior.

i'm completely against violence in reality, and think that a teacher who cannot control a temper should not be a teacher, and should face charges. but that doesn't mean i cannot feel sympathy for such a teacher.

i certainly don't apply that same standard to a baby. a baby doesn't know better, and i've never been tempted to shake a baby. i don't think shaking a baby is "using a language they understand", and there is nothing in me that leads me to believe shaking a baby would even stop it from crying.

Dear Sir, When I was at school, I was beaten regularly every thirty minutes, and it never did me any harm - except for psychological maladjusunent and blurred vision.