Discipline

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It really struck me in question on what is the best strategy or technique in disciplining the kids nowadays. Tomorrow is our Boys Scout and Girls Scout Investiture. All the Grade 4 to 6 students, boys and girls went to the ground for practice. First, the Girls Scout Master asked the students to fall in line according to their height. Do the marching and march forward. Some march well but most are playing. When they were in the middle of the playground, some students sit and others go to the water faucet to drink because the weather is too hot. They went there without asking permission. Going back to the place they were a while ago, made different when most of the students at the back ran toward the place. Then some sit on top of the motorcycle then some try to fight with their peers. The time for Girls Scout practice left the boys at the back. One parent told me that two boys were punching each other. I went there to stop them but knowing I was coming, they stopped. The Grade 6 teacher was alone to discipline the boys but they can't hear. I went there and told them that they can sit on the motorcycle and sit. Once it fall, they should pay for the hospital bills. After I told them that, they get out from the motorcyle and stand beside me. When the boys went for practice, the girls go back to that place. Then two girls try to fight with each other with a nonsense reason that doesn't concern them. I remember when i was a child. If the teacher said that we should wait and see, we were there wait and see. If my teacher said, march. We march. If we want to go to drink, we must tell our teacher. If the Scout Master is talking, all are listening. Most of the students knew what to do during the Investiture. Compare now, only a few follow but most/majority are not listening and most like to do what they feel what to do. If you force them to behave the right way, they are hardheaded. I tried many things to discipline them without corporal punishment but they don't listen. I mean they are not serious to change their attitude. It is not allowed to give them corporal punishment, if we do, we will be subject to child abuse. With this law, we can see that our young generation cannot do their responsibilities for themselves even to others. I am thinking on what kind of world we will have in the future.