Getting Spanked for Academic Mistakes

My students complain about the hagwon owner's policy of spanking children for mistakes in tests.

The number of mistakes in a test is equivalent to the number of times a student will be spanked. So, if a student has 2 mistakes, he or she will be spanked 2 times.

Where a student will be spanked depends on the age as well. Elementary students will be spanked on the hands. But middle school and high school students will be spanked on the butt.

Generally, spanking is well tolerated here. My husband was spanked when he cut class to watch a movie. A teacher saw him so he was spanked the following day two times. But his classmate is not as lucky. He was spanked double the number of times my husband got spanked.

Parents are well aware of this spanking policy. Some even agree with the hagwon owners because they believe that spanking will force their children to study more and get higher grades.