Now to the question.

Did the rest of the class get above 90%? Maybe it is the teacher showing disappointment? I remember we had a sports competition. Our class didn’t win and when I tried to be really happy about sports day my teacher screamed at me saying “why are you so happy? we didn’t win!”.

Perhaps in your culture/country, the teacher’s pay rise is based on test scores? If one person only got less than 90% it may have affected the promotion or payrise. The teacher was most likely taking out their frustration.

If you are in a country such as Singapore, which has alot of competition and where there are literally classes for the really clever (EM1), classes for the sort of clever (EM2) and classes for the hopeless (EM3) (“E”nglish “M”ath scores and rankings). Perhaps the teacher is dissapointed you are in a higher level class but not matching up to the expectations of fellow students?

Of course I am NOT saying it is ok to ever cane anyone, especially for test scores. But my point is that in some countries and cultures, it is considred ok to cane, even very young children, and that unless we know the full story behind the caning, then we can’t really give an accurate answer.

Your question can only have a valid answer if it is answered by someone from your own culture, just as driving rules vary from country to country (in America we drive on the right side of the road, but drivers in many other countries drive on the left side), it depends on your country and culture.

I am really surprised that the US still allows corporal punishemnt in many states. I thought it a thing of the past, but a quick search reveals it fairly common. sad.

http://www.wrbl.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WRBL%2FMGArticle%2FRBL_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352472430&path=!news

Caning is illegal in many countries. It should be illegal everywhere.

Caning is physical abuse.

well hell no it’s not ok!

Still…..if 1 stupid kid lets down a teachers rep, why not!

only joking…….

I’d beat them if they got less than 75%

LOL