Beating students should never be a way to discipline them— Leila Djansi

Leila Djansi, a movie maker, supports Yvonne Nelson's stance on teachers beating students.

She believes that hitting students shows laziness and is not discipline.

Djansi argues that corporal punishment has not helped Ghanaian students.

She calls for new methods of disciplining students instead.

In a social media post, she stated, “I agree with Yvonne Nelson. No teacher should vent frustrations on someone’s child.”

For years, teachers in Ghana have used physical punishment. Djansi questions what this approach has achieved.

She lists negative outcomes: corruption, greed, and theft in society.

She challenges anyone to show her success in manufacturing or healthcare from this method.

Meanwhile, many seek better opportunities abroad where children are not beaten.

After all the punishment, why are there still no greener pastures?

Djansi insists violence is not discipline; it reflects laziness.

Teachers should inspire and correct intentionally rather than use whips.

She questions the self-esteem of those who take pride in being feared by students.

To promote discipline, she suggests building school gardens for hands-on work.

Other alternatives include assigning detention or having students write reflections.

Djansi emphasizes training minds instead of traumatizing souls.

Statistics support her view:

UNICEF studies show that corporal punishment leads to low self-esteem and anxiety in children.

In Finland, where physical punishment is banned since the 1980s, education ranks high globally without beating children.

Conversely, Ghana struggles with literacy and numeracy despite using corporal punishment extensively.

Djansi urges an investigation into how some individuals become teachers.

Violence against children should never be a default response to inadequacies.