Cruel, Cruel Teacher
Monday, November 20, 2000
Although Indonesia has ratified the Children’s Rights Convention, some teachers continue to treat pupils harshly. Electric shocks were applied to three santris (Islamic school students) in South Sulawesi; one student in Central Java was hit so hard he had to be hospitalized.
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Disciplining students and keeping them in line is a tough and often delicate business. Tweaking a student’s ear may be acceptable but using a ruler is a definite no-no. What about a hot spike? Unthinkable, you may say. But that’s the draconian device one teacher used to subdue a student in Central Java. When a pupil disobeys or disturbs the learning process in a classroom, it does not mean teachers have the right to act like law enfor
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