The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-12-02
THOUGHTS ON RDUCATIoH-EO. 8.

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We ia this 10Th century. Though there may be
some amongst as who appear not 10 appreciate the
difference between being " ohasiisci or being
4" chas,ened.' = show our good ssnss BY preisrine
the latter to the former. To ehssicn ourselves Il
beg 10 state that with " ourselves I 90 not only
refer to the public Of Honolala aud 10 that Of these
Islands. but to every che who may be said 10 belong
to a civilized natiob). VIC 50 10 Church AID listen
with all devotion 10 what IL told Ne there u Chrisi's
dying Tor Us 20 that We may escape The tortures Of
bell. II we can % easily obtain forgiveness for our
sins. is {, reasonable that q child that. II Il commits
an error. does % very frequently mere from thought
lessnes or some physical Ailmeni. should be pun.
ished with a canef In al the authors experience
as teacher. he never found u Kind word Intellectual
nay more vhatsvcr we have seen Of ~eorp0real pun
ishmen, and We have seen only q few instances. u
has spoiled the character aud spoiled the future q
the child.
We are too far advanced We. IN this period Of
Intellectual progress should remember that morAlL
ty-whieh 10 . very good and powerful discipli-
nAriAn-hAs another basis than the cane. The
teacher who goes out from the idea Of the deprAyity
Of human nature. must be a mOrOsc man. n hyPo-
chOBdraist. lie does not enjoy the hearty, innc-
cent laugh Of the child that has not yet learned
what the words care or SORROW mean. lie. who
canes a boy. be may feel convinced that u was . de-
served punishment. has a far better chance Of In
ereasing the sufferers stock Of immortality than Of
curing him. Take the place Of the child before thee.
IL thou eanst. o teacher Z We will grant that the
child has offended, aye. even seriously offended.
Raise thy cane now. but before applying IL 10 the
little culprit, stop 10 remember what thou dldst fed
when for the hrs, time thou vert humilialed before
thy classmates. Or II thou vast such an exemplary
boy that thou never didst deserve punishment, We.
with our humble knowledge Of mankind have no
great respect and far less confidence Ia thee. Butt
ever thou didst feel the cane, DO remember the shame
thou hast experienced on receiving the first blow.
and with a few kind words Of advice, words that
find tho way to the heart. let the little eulrrit GO
See here what happens, parents whose child 10
caned for the first time. The boy 10 called up. A
blush covers his face, and, IL he catches the eye Of
the teacher, there is an appealing glance la his.
But be stands before his ~playmates. Three emotions
are working within him; sense Of shame, fear and
at the same time the knowledge that his schoOlma,es
are watching him and that he has to uphold HE
bOyish sense Of fearlessness. The blow 10 fallen.
still these emotions are struggling within himi but
by each blow. the real sense Of honor begins 10 for
sake him. and the teacher, Instead Of oultlvAting
that which would not only materially assist him In
keeping UP proper oisciphne, out would also make
an honorable man Of the boy-thrashes the seeds Of
all honorable sentiment out Of the child. We
teachers especially should remember that a vice In q
child is only the seed Of q disease Of the mind and
can and will be corrected by a Kind aud JodicIous
treatment. You cannot. We are convinced Of Il,
may have been said TO the contrary. you
cannot root out n bad habit in a child by c~Orporeal
punishment. Fear may render the fault Invisible 10
The eye Of the authority who inflicted the same. bat
seeds remain and one day viii shoot pp-as all bad
weeds do, In all kinds Of sol-and bear fruit.
through kindness alone has the power Of
immortality Christ's death out Of love
Tor mankind alone delivered the world from the
weight Of lite sins through this alone He conquered
hell And TO US, teachers Of another generation,
lis example should teach rs that we have only one
means Of correcting a bad habit In a child Kind
hess. NOT the cane.