Years ago, right after the cane was banned from the last of the UK schools, Micheal Moore did a segment on caning - pro / con. Yes, the pro side was mocked, but one of the older head masters gave an unexpected reason for why he supported caning.
The reason? It teaches students that life is not fair.
Think about it. You're sitting in a chair outside the Head's office, long after (maybe hours after) you committed the offense - or was unfairly accused of committing the offense. You're there to wait, and you know, just know, that no matter what you say next the Head is almost certainly going to cane you.
That's about as unfair as life gets for a kid. |