e they care about you, and the harder they hit that means the more they care." at a young age. And when the yelling or hitting stops, it could mean they either gave up hope, or they don't care anymore. I recall once my dad told me, " If one day I stop slapping you across the face for your mistake, it could mean two things: one, you have finally become a man, and that you would take a good care of it yourself. Or two, I am about to kick you out of my house in the next five minutes and forget that I ever have you as a son." As children, we listen to whatever our elders tell us, especially when we are at very a young and sensitive age. When the parents tell us they hit us is because they care about us; basically, our natural reaction would be to bend over and ask them to hit us couple more times. Similar in my case, when my dad first told me that, I was hoping he would never stop slapping me across the face, or at least until I become a man. Although I don't really know when that would be, but as a young child, I would not defy the elder's actions and I did not question the elder's commands. I was originally from Taiwan, and I lived under their corporal punishment system for almost eighteen years of my life. I have personally experience and seen the effectiveness of corporal punishment.
             Physical punishment could be very effective in many situations. In the classroom, it serves as a purpose of keeping order, motivating students to study harder, and to aspire them to higher goals. At home, it helps the parents to teach the child respect for the elders, and to help them correct misbehavior, bad attitudes or their bad habits
             Here is a scenario that the parents or the teacher, may experience in the classroom or at home. A teacher (parents) has a hectic day and developes a splitting headache. One child is being particularly bothersome, and the teacher tells the child, " Look, I am tired, and have a re...