Was reading The Daily Telegraph this morning and came across an article about hot-saucing.
This phrase was enough to make me wander what on earth this article was about - a new hazing ritual for freshers? or an alternative to chocolate body paint!?! ... so I decided to read on...
Apparently, hot-saucing is a type of punishment for schoolchildren that has been spreading across the South of US... it involves putting a drop of Tabasco sauce on the tongues of naughty children - to teach them a lesson!
This method was found by some teachers to be an effective way of reducing levels of rudeness, back-chatting and other naughty behaviour.
In my opinion, it seems like a good deterent - and the pain will wear off quickly too. It's not a violent as using a cane or as mean as when Matilda was lock int he Chokey by the Headteacher in Roald Dahl's book.
But its not as weak as giving out 5 minute detentions or having a star taken away.
In fact, I remember being giving this bitter liquid to drink when I was naughty by my dad - it was meant to be good for you but didn't taste very nice - and it seemed to do the trick - I was rarely in trouble at home!
However, some people regard this as cruel to children and are trying to stamp this tradition out.
What's your view on using hot sauce to discipline kids?
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