The teacher who governs through fear loses all the confidence of her
pupils, and because of this lack she can not reach the heart, can not
effectively get hold of the child.
Instead of helping the child, fear prevents him from doing his best, it
wastes his energy and distracts his attention. It may sometimes be used
as a check to suppress activity, but should never be employed as a spur
to incite pupils to effort.
[Sidenote: When Not To Whip]
Sometimes, for incompetent teachers, there is nothing else to do but to
whip a child, no other way of curing him of his fault. But children like
Eugene in the incident related should never be whipped. Such treatment
irritates them, makes them defiant and more unruly than before; and when
they are conquered in this spirit they are harmed infinitely more than
they are helped.