Editor – Please allow me to express my disquiet about the degeneration of discipline among the youth.
As a priest, I am appalled at the breakdown in values in an increasing number of homes.
The dictum “spare the rod and spoil the child” can lead one to court, thanks to a government that in itself has lost its moral compass.
Respect used to be the cornerstone in almost every home, but this has diluted to such an extent that parents are petrified of their offspring.
Teaching used to be a noble profession and attracted discipline reserved for nobility, but the situation in schools and classrooms has degenerated to such an extent that teachers merely look forward to the 15th of every month – pay day.
Societal changes have bred a ‘spoilt generation’ of children who believe grown-ups must earn their respect. The rise of the ‘little emperor’ spans the class divide and is fuelling ills from childhood obesity to teenage pregnancy.
Attempts to ‘empower’ children and a lack of discipline in the classroom have also fostered rising levels of violence at home, at school and in the street.
Children as young as 10 talk freely about “boyfriend” and “girlfriend” and expect parents to “understand” the world they live in.
In a few more years, they demand “rights” to start courting and going out without supervision or chaperone.
There is a move away from Biblical studies, no matter which religion children belong to.
The fault may be at the feet of parents who have to instil Biblical studies from early childhood.
Failure to do so will be catastrophic to an extent that our society will produce morons who will be advanced technologically but bankrupt morally.
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