Being on time is
a beautiful social ethic and one of great importance, as if creates efficiency
in system and implies respect for one another. However, it is one of many
values that school must inculcate into its students over time. Discipline is
not something that must be slapped onto a child like handcuffs. Inner
discipline, one that comes from within due to an understanding of the set rules
and regulations, is the highest from behavior. Most excellent schools try to
instill this with a loving environment. Why, even adults arrive late to
meeting, work, etc-admittedly shamefaced. Here, we are talking about children.
Latecomers should not be out. They can be given warnings, most of which are
enough to make them want to reach school on time. If this fails, talk to the
parents. By closing its gates, the school is behaving cruelly and coldly-treatment
to which we prepare not to expose our children.
Every school has
a responsibility to implement education concept in the appropriate context, not
just those school that follow international standard and are generally
unaffordable for the majority. Good schools create competitive students who can
organize themselves effectively in society so that everyone gets a quality life
as a result of ethics and values imbibed into students for as long as 12 years.
Children are precious, and are dependent on adults for guidance and we must not
take advantages of this. Understanding them is the key, and to the end, both parents
and schools must work hand in hand without playing the blame game.
Taken from: the Jakarta post,
October 30, 2003
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