Hitting children did not seem to improve their behavior. It seemed in fact to be reinforcing the very behaviors I was attempting to eliminate. Fear of pain has no place in that process. Its outright abolition throughout the nation must occur immediately. A teacher does best armed only with knowledge.
Corporal punishment is a cruel and obsolete weapon.
There is nothing 'manly' about beating women. There is nothing 'adult' about hitting children. Whether sanctioned or capricious, all such violence really is cowardly activity. It betrays a person who needs to invade someone else's dignity to feel important. It can leave deep emotional scars and almost always begets further violence.