Letters: Classroom chaos not the fault of teachers

Some school classrooms are becoming unsafe environments, both for students and teachers, says a reader. Photo / Getty Images

Bob McCoskrie's response (Opinion, June 14) to the opinion piece 'Lack of beating not the reason for badly behaved children' (Opinion, June 8) is measured, accurate and timely.

Some school classrooms are becoming unsafe environments, both for students and teachers and the current crisis in the educators versus Government standoff is surely an indication of a spin-off from this ridiculous anti-smacking legislation.

There appears to be no accurate statistical evidence that this nonsensical legislation has had any success in reducing violence in society.

The earlier corporal punishment legislation instigated in the 90s had already made it harder in the classroom by taking away a seldom used deterrent and yet we continue down this poorly cobbled path to anarchy and gross social disorder.

I hasten to add that it's not school children who cause violence in society, the real onus of behaviour in children should rest firmly on the head of parents and to expect schools to become the dispensers of social niceties is a bit rich.

When society ignores the wisdom, proven over ages that the Bible teaches then we reap the social whirlwind that the Bible predicts.

John Williams
Ngongotahā

Population too great

Regarding climate change, emissions are only part of the problem of climate change. The present world population is already too great and growing.

Valuable land resources are disappearing under houses, roads, industry, cemeteries and rubbish dumps.

A little known fact too, is that the earth is ever so slowly rotating on its axis.

In my lifetime the angle between magnetic north and true north has increased by approximately five degrees.

BS Brichiton
Rotorua

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