I emphatically disagree. Humiliating a student is uncalled for, and I can't see how it would do anything other than put the kid off that subject/school for good. I've never heard anyone say their path in life was steered right by that really good dose of public humiliation they got from their teacher in front of the whole sixth grade back in P.S. 131.

The whole French school system is pretty much based on this--or rather, highlighting both the bad and the good. I remembered a few incidents in grad school when a French TA or professor didn't understand that calling someone out for shoddy work or a bad grade was something just not done.

A crazy bitch in my Catholic school used to throw erasers at people. Not even a nun! Just an evil old lady.

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I don't bear any emotional scars from it.

That's good. It still doesn't make it good pedagogy.

My public school high school journalism teacher used to throw his stapler. We got him a sponge and a cup of water after a while.

My 8th grade social studies teacher also had a bell on his desk that he called his "dumb bell" and anyone asking a stupid question would get a ring from him.

It kept students on their toes and they really thought hard before asking a question in his class.

I remembered a few incidents in grad school when a French TA or professor didn't understand that calling someone out for shoddy work or a bad grade was something just not done.

The age is a big factor. Potential humiliation is a big part of law school pedagogy, and Bob Bob makes fun of his college students. I think a lot of the examples here elide the difference between expectations of an adolescent or adult and a kid. But a kid is different.

Seriously. Pulled a gun and just shot the girl right in her face.

Maybe Harry Whittington make a grammar error while talking on that hunting trip.

I think a lot of the examples here elide the difference between expectations of an adolescent or adult and a kid. But a kid is different.

True, that. I was speaking from my experience in teaching adults. I have no idea about pedagogy for kids.

Let me rephrase, then, because I think I'm coming across incorrectly. And also, this is total theory on my part as I am not a teacher. Yet.

Flat-out humiliating a student is wrong. Absolutely. 100% in agreement. Using something as an example to illustrate either "This is what I want." or "This is what I don't want." can be, in my opinion, an effective teaching tool. It gives concrete examples instead of abstract ones.

Now, regarding this particular instance with my sister: knowing my sister as I do as a teacher, I am 100% that how she handled it in front of the class, was not to humiliate the student. She didn't point at her, didn't name her, and didn't post the quiz on the blackboard. She said, "This particular type of answer is unacceptable. If you give this kind of answer on a quiz that has actual points, you *will* fail."