Teacher Used “Sexual Harassment Dice” to Decide Classroom Punishments

[The Straight Story]

The 59-year-old teacher at Ogi Elementary School in Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, apparently had three dice, one with sides marked with the words “hug” and ” forgiven,” another marked with “kiss,” “snot” and “forgiven” among others, and the third marked with “snot” and “forgiven.” Students who forgot to bring something to class were forced to roll one of the dice. The teacher has apparently admitted to kissing one boy and acting as if he would put snot on one girl. He nicknamed the dice the “sexual harassment dice.”

“I made the dice while playing with the children. The first two dice were for boys, and the third was for girls,” the teacher has told the Iruma Municipal Board of Education. “I apologize deeply for my complacent teaching method.”

The most amazing thing about the whole story is that the teacher had apparently started using this method of punishment 5 or 6 years ago, all the while not being stopped his superiors at the schools he worked at.


http://www.japanprobe.com/2010/10/28/teacher-used-sexual-harassment-dice-to-decide-classroom-punishments/

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Remember, that's in Japan - not surprising he went 5-6 years without being questioned.

Japan is changing, but some changes come very slow.

[SoCalDem]

2. A friend of mine had a teacher who had a "wheel of misfortune" in h

er "family living" class.. It was a very effective tool for teaching though.