Ondergenoemde artikel is geskryf deur ‘n afgetrede lektor by ’n Suid-Afrikaanse universiteit, wat die lesers ’n insig gee hoe dinge in die praktyk op sommige universiteite gebeur. Die naam van die skrywer en die universiteit word op versoek van die skywer anoniem gehou. ------------------------------ Met volle simpatie het ek prof. Jonathan Jansen se artikel en kommentaar gelees m.b.t. “Die verneukery met uitslae” (DB 13-1-2012) en “Sou ek my kind hier skool...

South Africans read about a crisis in schools on almost a daily base. During last week, a new crisis was reported, namely that corporal punishment is still administered at schools. Since corporal punishment has been used in schools for hundreds of years and is generally regarded by parents and teachers as an effective means to discipline children, schools have not stopped administering corporal punishment after it became illegal in 1996. This...