2. When AMERICANS are asked which occupations contribute the most to society's well-being, they answer teachers, second only to military personnel according to a 2009 Pew Research survey. (Scientists were third and medical doctors fourth.) Generation Next (born 1981-1988) has an even higher regard as twice as likely to name a teacher when asked for a list of people they admire.
3. Teenage outlaw JOHN WESLEY HARDIN, wanted for killing four men, hid for three months in the late 1860s by working as a teacher at his aunt's school in Texas. A schoolgirl recalled that he prayed before class each morning.
4. Educators in 19 states, including Indiana and Missouri, can still discipline a student by paddling. Most states allowing corporal punishment are in the South, but is also legal in Idaho and New Mexico. Earlier in 2011, New Mexico became the most recent state to ban the practice.
A 2010 bill in the House of Representatives to ban corporal punishment in the whole nation died in committee.
More to Come. --DaCoot
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