[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..do you not think though, Jenny...that 'back in the day' in schools etc ..it wasn't about respect, it was more about fear and fear stifles people ..and I just think that there are many things now/historical crimes and abuses etc that show that there were many problems and issues back in the day as well, and not really that much self discipline but more fear ..but now in schools, children from a very early age can be encouraged to express themselves in who they are...and doing that isn't just letting them do whatever with no discipline because that is also there but I think in a much more effective way which doesn't involve hitting/caning them which was done back in the day..and yeah that may have made them seem 'better behaved' but fear will do that for you, not respect...if they respect at school then they don't want to disappoint by breaking rules which then creates self discipline...

Excellent points.