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IV. Different Opinions

           MissStacyneverwhippedanyofusandshehadperfectorder;andMr.Phillipswasalwayswhippingandhehadnoorderatall.No,ifIcan’tgetalongwithoutwhippingIshallnottrytoteachschool.Therearebetterwaysofmanaging.Ishalltrytowinmypupils’affectionsandthentheywillWANTtodowhatItellthem.”

           “Butsupposetheydon’t?”saidpracticalJane.

           “Iwouldn’twhipthemanyhow.I’msureitwouldn’tdoanygood.Oh,don’twhipyourpupils,Janedear,nomatterwhattheydo.”

           “Whatdoyouthinkaboutit,Gilbert?”demandedJane.“Don’tyouthinktherearesomechildrenwhoreallyneedawhippingnowandthen?”

           “Don’tyouthinkit’sacruel,barbarousthingtowhipachild...ANYchild?”exclaimedAnne,herfaceflushingwithearnestness.

           “Well,”saidGilbertslowly,tornbetweenhisrealconvictionsandhiswishtomeasureuptoAnne’sideal,“there’ssomethingtobesaidonbothsides.Idon’tbelieveinwhippingchildrenMUCH.Ithink,asyousay,Anne,thattherearebetterwaysofmanagingasarule,andthatcorporalpunishmentshouldbealastresort.Butontheotherhand,asJanesays,Ibelievethereisanoccasionalchildwhocan’tbeinfluencedinanyotherwayandwho,inshort,needsawhippingandwouldbeimprovedbyit.Corporalpunishmentasalastresortistobemyrule.”

           Gilbert,havingtriedtopleasebothsides,succeeded,asisusualandeminentlyright,inpleasingneither.Janetossedherhead.

           “I’llwhipmypupilswhenthey’renaughty.It’stheshortestandeasiestwayofconvincingthem.

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