Tough love, but no hard feelings
<p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="finding">finding</span>: <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="behaviors">behaviors</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="absent">absent</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="careless">careless</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="spanked">spanked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="cop">cop</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="acquiesced">acquiesced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forbidden">forbidden</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wit">wit</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> 7-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="drift">drift</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trance">trance</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="homework">homework</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spelling">spelling</span> <span word="error">error</span> 10 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="form">form</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="quizzes">quizzes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="ID">ID</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="excruciating">excruciating</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="despair">despair</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taobao">taobao</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="rulers">rulers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bamboo">bamboo</span> <span word="canes">canes</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distraught">distraught</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rear">rear</span>.</p>
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