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Beat the child doctrine relevant today, tomorrow and forever
Dear Editor,
I read with astonishment and abhorrence the article in the Kaieteur news about the President’s position of having no place for corporal punishment in Guyana. He stated his plans to abolish all forms of corporal punishment in the schools and the home; even mentioning that the biblical quote “spare the rod and spoil the child” is backward and ancient.
Firstly Mr. President there is no biblical quote that says “spare the rod and spoil the child”. But I take it that you are referring to scripture that says “foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child but the rod of correction will drive it far from him”. Now I would have agreed that the abuse of corporal punishment should be abolished, or other forms of punishment should accompany it, but to state that all forms of corporal punishment should be abolished is just plain silliness. I would add to that scripture and state that anyone who abolishes corporal punishment in his home hates his child; as that child will seek his own way and most likely bring shame and disgrace to his or her parent/s.
Secondly Mr. Granger, it was mentioned in that same article that the environment of corporal punishment cannot be a learning one if it persists .You the President of Guyana and Mr. Rupert Roopnarine is the Minister of Education, lived through the period of corporal punishment at its pinnacle (at least I have not heard of anyone in this generation having to kneel on a grater) and suddenly, now, generations after ,the environment of corporal punishment cannot be a learning one?
Now, here is my proposition Mr. President, if you can correct the crime wave and suicide rate by teenagers and young adults hitting Guyana presently, I will consider removing all forms of corporal punishment from my home, but if this issue cannot be brought under control I will disagree; because if I exclude corporal punishment from my home in another 10 years I am almost certain that my children will be adding to those two statistics, and so far I have three of them. That scripture is not ancient or backward, it is pertinent yesterday, today and forever.
Jermaine Locke
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