This piece was also published by The Jakarta Post with title: Stop Justifying Violence Toward Children
Since the case of teacher pinching student that the teacher might face 3 years of imprisonment, many opinions have been spoken out in social media as well as in electronic media such as radio and television. Mostly disagree with the imprisonment of the teacher.
Since the case of teacher pinching student that the teacher might face 3 years of imprisonment, many opinions have been spoken out in social media as well as in electronic media such as radio and television. Mostly disagree with the imprisonment of the teacher.
I don’t agree either for such case to be exaggerated to such extent. However, I also oppose those who support violence as appropriate punishment for children; no matter it is either practiced by the parents or teachers.
Many argue that back in the past, we were also punished harshly and violently as part of our educational system and we have now turned out to be okay and behave in accordance with propriety. To me, not only that’s an oversimplification, but also irrelevant.
