ANSWERING TO BE REAL : 11/2/2009
It is a fact the Word of GOD never changes, that is why you should read HOSEA 4:6

Be real : 11/2/2009
They are some people that are intellectually arrogant and ignorant. Let's drop the folly. Many children were saved from becoming criminals at an early age by the parents putting some lashes in their backsides and letting them know what was not acceptable in their homes. Go back and do the math in the last 50-60 or more years and tell me how many children in Barbados were incarcerated, on drugs, alcholics, trigger-happy, etc.. Why do we suppose that all change is always good. Don't let our little head knowledge cause us to allow our children to be the future destroyers. Obey what God says - He always has the right answers for all situations and His word never change. He is the same today, yesterday and forever.

Innovation : 11/2/2009
At last some public figures are now coming forward in objection to the heinous ways of discipline in our schools. As said before, where are voices of our present and former Bishops and eloquent Deans? Our youth need to hear your voices. Do not fail them. Thank you Mr.Carl Moore!

You said it well! : 11/1/2009
I could not have said it better! When the oldtimers talk about how licks saved us from every great social and moral ill, we exclude other factors that helped to impacted on our ability to make good decisions. Things like family & community involvement in rearing children back in the day, less access to drugs in the old days and technological distractions, and the importance of the church & church going in our lives. We all agree that turning up at 10:00 for school is ridiculous, and that children who do so should be punished, but flogging children at the gate simply shows that we revert to that good Bajan retaliation arsenal of shaming which may work in the short term but really is not transformative in the long run. Flogging is also much easier than coming up with ways to improve communication between schools and parents ("who don't come to school meetings"). Why not make it mandatory for parents to escort late children to school for a period of time, and if possible sit in on classes? Parents will fuss, but better to spend a couple hours escorting the child to school and sitting in class than having to spend hours, months, years and money on lawyers, in court or visiting them at Glendairy later on!

Carl Moore : 11/1/2009
Mr Moore is a fine Barbadian Gentleman who from time to time ,highlights our social ails and hope that we are listening. This is Mr. Moore second attemp in seven months ,about this delicate subject.Beatings. Although I had a generous share of "lixs" my self and managed to raised five children without blows,I still find it difficult to go all the way with Mr.Moore . In my case; I was very,very "hard-ears" and did little things like ; returning home five hours after a "ten minutes "errand ;I just foung it difficult to pass a game of cricket or football or......thats all. Many years on,I asked my mum why the beatings ?and ske said:"poverty I guess and this new word that you people call stress.I am glad you asked because I do not think it helped." Stress still could be a factor but I part company with Mr.Moore when he go aaaallll the way back to slavery.I just cannot understand why we ,as a people ,allow the phychologist and others to tell us that all our bad habits have links in slavers.This is not true. Ian a British Barbadian(for 54 years)and all the nonesense that went on goes on in Barbados ,I have seen here.The differance is ;the English do not go back to the Romans Saxons,Norman or even Cromwell time;they get on with it. Two years ago there was a test case about spanking;what is call amongst Mr Moore and company "beatings".This government allowed it and it was surprising the argument that followed. My position is clear.I want to know what parents can do when shouting dont work (we must not forget the phychologistsaid it fect them latter in life),you stop their after school games,you remove their "lap top" and ipod and other games,their Cell and nothing work with the brat what next? The parent and teachers are between a rock and a hard place;there are kids who play that old game of being a mouse at home and a rat out side.Mr Moore lives in a nice area amongst genteel people and I doubt that he uses public transport often,if he did ,he would most certainly understand what teachers and parents have to put-up with. My solution is simple;no spanking ,no floggings and acept the end product which could be good for lawyers and in a worst case bad for the defence force. I believe that a person who have "all" their anger strait remove from them can become wimps and would not be good leaders.Full stop Barrow55 London.

Thank You : 11/1/2009
Mr. Moore, Please allow me to thank you for providing a clear and logical reason for why this aspect of our culture needs to be discontinued. Flogging is a LAZY way of dealing with indiscipline amongst our youth. We Barbadians are intellectually more advanced than many others and as adults we can be more creative in maintaining discipline in our homes and schools. I often used to sit around in social setttings with friends boasting about the great "value" of six of the best from the Headmaster. Like the current Minister, this is not something we should be boasting about. I will like to boast about all 5th formers at St.Leonards obtaining Grade 1 in CXC English!!! And while we are at this, please Mr. Minister, lets have our boys and girls in single sex schools and not in co-ed schools. Lets bring this 30-yr experiment to an end. Again, the science has proven this to be an ideal environment for learning.

Don't Whp,Innovate: : 11/1/2009
Mr.Moore,i suspect you will be vilified and called one of the Elite.Some Barbadians just don't get it,flogging is not the answer. During my early years at Speightstown Boys School,the Headmaster ENJOYED Administering pain to the backside,with the stoutest,Bamboo Rod he could find.If Mr.Agard had flogged the Prime Ministers daughter in public,he would have been demoted to a Supervisor in the Ministry of Education.TIME TO SPEAK UP MR. THOMPSON IT ISN'T GOING AWAY.