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THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME?
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Sometime
under the pretense of teaching a child a lesson we cause them more
harm then good. Last night I had a dream about higher education. When
I say higher education I mean that the classrooms were designed in
a way that only the fastest and the stronger students were cable of
being able to reach the next class on time. The classes were all built
on high platforms that required a ladder or climbing skills to reach
the bottom of the lesson and rushing to the next class before the
bell rang you tardy. That particular day I had trouble getting to
the bottom because my hands were full and the ladder had been pushed
away. When I finally descended to the ground and started towards my
next class I was stopped for being late. I was taken to the dean’s
office and handed a large stack of books. The Dean said that a written
book report from each selection was to be my punishment. I knew my
father would be furious. I tried to explain about my fear of heights
and about the missing ladder. Then I got angry! Had I been allowed
to continue on to my class I would have missed only a small portion
of the class. The Dean’s "justifiable punishment" resulted in a lost
of the whole period. I thought to myself; what if I needed the missed
information for an upcoming exam. I would be even further behind.
In some cases the punishment just doesn’t fit the crime. |
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