As a former educator, I understand the need to encourage students to do their homework. I also agree with the need to punish students if they turn in their homework late.
But, this is crazy.
In Egypt, Haitham Nabeel Abdelhamid, a 23-year old instructor, is accused of beating Islam Badr Ibrahim, an 11-year old student.
Why did he assault his student?
He did it because he turned in his homework late.
According to reports, the instructor beat his student with a ruler then took him outside and beat him to his stomach. The boy fainted and was taken to the hospital.
He died later of heart failure.
This case has brought outrage to Alexandria. The resources are so bad that the schools have been forced to hire unqualified instructors who sometimes have to teach classes with up to 100 students.
The people of the country want answers.
Furthermore, the father of the child wants the Minister of Education charged as well for hiring this man.
Could you imagine what would happen if something like that were to happen here?
While I’m sure it would garner a lot of media attention for a good couple of weeks, I just don’t think it would cause the same amount of outrage.
I could be wrong.
But, it just seems like we have become numb to this type of occurrence.
The Wizard has spoken.
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