attackfish

It's just cruel. We've stopped beating children in school, we can stop torturing students as well. One of my friends S has anxiety and a teacher did it to her. She burst into tears and the teacher kept on grilling her, even as poor S choked on her tears. Learning should be a pleasant, emotionally fulfilling environment. I mean, most lawyers do hold people's futures in their hands, you'd think traumatizing us would be a bad idea, you want us to be happy people who care about others.

You're right. It can be so much better. We're using the same methods as we did 70 years ago. I'm Jewish, tradition rocks, but some traditions are worth tossing.