School children

Shane thinks that children are only good for mulch. But Indian schools think otherwise. Coporal punishment is still common in schools. I still remember with some dread my days at school where the teachers took to boxing my ears, punching on my head, caning me or other imaginative punishment. Mind you I was one of first three in the class. No wonder some people think that I am wierd because of my treatment at schools.

But this is the latest of cruelties meted out to children in Indian schools in amongst other horrible things. But the idea is quite novel. Normally we expect the parents to be punished for the misdeeds of the children. However, some Indian schools think they can punish the children for the misdeeds of the parents. There is also picture in the link.

"Bangalore: More than 20 children studying in the government-recognised Camlin English School here were made to sit on the draughty basement floor away from the classroom for around eight hours on Monday. The fault: their parents did not attend the parent-teacher meeting in the school on Saturday."

Bring on home schooling. Radhesh does it here.

Picture of the whole family when Mahima came to sing at the Darwin Festival last year. The other picture with Mythily showing of the wares in preparation for garage sale just before our trip out of Darwin.