Being Beaten by your teacher

[alwaystheangel]

I'm just curiouis about how many people still receive corperal punishment for mistakes.
My grandmother receive the ruller on the backs of the hads, my mother had her hands slapped and I get hit upside the head with my music (nicely, though)
What about you?
Does your teacher attack you too?

[zheer]

Does your teacher attack you too?

 Am getting too old for that, when i was young i had teachers slap and the ruller on the back of the hands thing all the F**ing time  . anyway i think teachers are too scared to even look at me these days.

[imapnotchr]

In this day in age, any teacher who would do that is looking for a law suit.  No kidding!  Even the days of giving a student an occasional friendly hug is over.  (and that's sad.)   As I teach, generally, I use the eraser part of my pencil to touch my student's fingers.

[Bob]

Not corporal, but I think some teacher use psychological punishment -- guilt -- to motivate their students.  I'm not sure that's the right way to go.

[arensky]

Beat 'em back!!!!         


I did. 

[stevehopwood]

Beat 'em back!!!!         


I did. 

Go you, arensky.

Any teacher hitting a pupil deserves to be hit right back  . Harder. 

Here in the UK, it is illegal. Any teacher hitting a pupil will end up in prison.

Steve 

[invictious]

hahaha, once i was playing so badly, i started beating my teacher

[quasimodo]

hahaha, once i was playing so badly, i started beating my teacher

That sounds fair to me, LOL.
If everyone does so, teachers' efficiency will skyrocket.

EDIT: Obviously avoid teachers who are proficient in martial arts  !!!

[lostinidlewonder]

I slammed the keyboard case on a students hands by accident once after trying to quickly point something out on the score. It was unintentional but I think she will remember not to make that mistake again

[alwaystheangel]

I slammed the keyboard case on a students hands by accident once after trying to quickly point something out on the score. It was unintentional but I think she will remember not to make that mistake again

wow, you're harsh!!!

[thorn]

Not corporal, but I think some teacher use psychological punishment -- guilt -- to motivate their students. I'm not sure that's the right way to go.

Agreed... my flute teacher used to do that (my piano teacher is lovely though). She just used to sit there at the end of a badly played piece and be like "you haven't practised, your playing is utterly abysmal... i could tell you its amazing if you want fake praise, but at the end of the day if you want to learn properly then it won't be any use"

[brightcindy]

Not here in HK anymore. When I was 6, the teacher used to hit my hand and would act very impatiently. When I was 14, the teacher said "if you don't get a distinction in Grade 5 ABRSM exam I will throw you off the apartment". Now that I am in my adulthood, the teacher would just say "pleeeeeease don't make that mistake again."

[quasimodo]

Not here in HK anymore. When I was 6, the teacher used to hit my hand and would act very impatiently. When I was 14, the teacher said "if you don't get a distinction in Grade 5 ABRSM exam I will throw you off the apartment". Now that I am in my adulthood, the teacher would just say "pleeeeeease don't make that mistake again."

You'll see, soon enough your teacher will ask you to beat him/her everytime you make a mistake, for punishing him/her of not being good enough  .

[alwaystheangel]

so no one really gets hit anymore?  I'm frankly surprised,  I though in China it might be more common (My teacher is chinese) or something. I don't mean that I assume that china hits their students,  I'm just shocked that we still have countries that stone women but no piano teachers that hit.

[pianistimo]

once my teacher rolled up a large manuscript with coffee stains on it.  but, he did not strike me.  he used it to hold my wrists at the point they should be.  i kinda wished he would not be scared to touch me - but at the university you can never be too careful, i guess.  don't want students saying 'that feels nice.  hold my wrists again.'  and all the electric shock that goes with it.

*ever touched a student after walking across your livingroom carpet?  you start to give them a pat on the back - and 'shock.' 

[Derek]

I slammed the keyboard case on a students hands by accident once after trying to quickly point something out on the score. It was unintentional but I think she will remember not to make that mistake again

oh my god! did she get injured??

[jakev2.0]

Never borrow money from your piano teacher:

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[debussy symbolism]

I think that a better concern should be, how is the student potentially going to react when under physical punishment from the teacher. I know I would react badly. A student might not even want to continue lessons with another teacher. Just to keep in mind there for the piano teachers.

[alwaystheangel]

wow, people are way more serious about this than I had meant it to be.  I was hoping for a rather light hearted conversation abuot funny moments of teacher "abuse"  but if you want to make it into a piano teachers shouldn't hit, then go ahead, I suppose.

[debussy symbolism]

You want a light hearted story? Well here it is.

A little 8 year old student has just been dropped off by his parents for piano lessons. A rather sunny day on a rather warm afternoon, the boy felt full of happiness and was quickly dashed into the house of his teacher. Setting in, taking out his method books and some pieces, the boy was interupted by a stern voice coming from the teacher. "Take out Hanon!!" echoed through his mind as the boy's face quickly showed the pellucid drops of sweat lazily crawling on his skin. As the boy fearfully turned the page he got to know his teacher face, an unexpressive, almost demeaning glare on himself. The next thing was a quick, but assured, "excercise 2" statement. A bold, straightforward jesture from the boys teacher. As the boy set his hands to play, he received a twinge from the thin ruler his teacher wielded. The boy's cry of pain was of course in vain, as the teacher turned around and lashed him on the back, leaving a red imprint on the boys back. "How dare you make a mistake like that you insolent fool, you imp?" Bellowed the teacher as she lashed out again. The boy cryed out, but was silenced by his teacher."Shut your prattle you snot." Followed by more lashes. The bleeding boy quietly spoke, in a most hushed tone,"I didn't mean to do that teacher. I just.....just......just...." His pry for consolation was shortlasted, as the teacher exited the room, locking the boy in.

A short amount of time later, knocks on the door made themselves present. The teacher rushed in to open the door, and to find 3 police men standing poised at the door. "What seems to be the problem?", said the teacher warmly, not showing anysigns of worry. "The neighbors said that they heard noise and yelling, and we just wanted to ask if you know anything about it?", said an officer. "No officer, I haven't heard anything....oh how rude of me, please make yourselves comfortable, I'll make coffee." The 3 officers settled themselves at a table and chatted away with the teacher. The 3 officers were clearly ensconced in their conversation with the teacher, who didn't show any sign of worry and impatience. Thoughts of consternation ran through the teacher's mind. "Why won't they leave? They have already been here for an hour" It is then that the teacher started to hear a noise coming from everywhere. "Do you gentlemen hear a noice by any chance?", calmy asked the teacher. "No ma'am, we do not, is there a noise?" By then the noise has become unbearable and the teacher tried to remain calm, but clearly had her voice raised. "Yes the noise, don't you hear it, don't you hear it.!!!!!!". A moment later the teacher yelled out,"Aaaaaaarggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh, YOU HAVE GOT TO HEAR IT..........AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH, THE NOISE, THE [BLEEP] NOISE. DON'T YOU MOTHER[BLEEP] [BLEEP] HEAR. OK, FINE, I REVEAL THE DEED. IT WAS ME. I PUNISHED  THE BOY. HERE HE IS, JUST IN THAT ROOM.

[debussy symbolism]

I hope you all enjoyed my poorly written story. I just wrote it extemporaneously so it isn't as good as it could be. Have fun.

[debussy symbolism]

It's not real by the way so don't worry.

[invictious]

Not here in HK anymore. When I was 6, the teacher used to hit my hand and would act very impatiently. When I was 14, the teacher said "if you don't get a distinction in Grade 5 ABRSM exam I will throw you off the apartment". Now that I am in my adulthood, the teacher would just say "pleeeeeease don't make that mistake again."

I live in HOng Kong too, and I enjoy beating teachers, especially if they are females.

Yes, once my teacher threw the sheet music out of the apartment. I made her pay

[alwaystheangel]

You want a light hearted story? Well here it is.

A little 8 year old student has just been dropped off by his parents for piano lessons. A rather sunny day on a rather warm afternoon, the boy felt full of happiness and was quickly dashed into the house of his teacher. Setting in, taking out his method books and some pieces, the boy was interupted by a stern voice coming from the teacher. "Take out Hanon!!" echoed through his mind as the boy's face quickly showed the pellucid drops of sweat lazily crawling on his skin. As the boy fearfully turned the page he got to know his teacher face, an unexpressive, almost demeaning glare on himself. The next thing was a quick, but assured, "excercise 2" statement. A bold, straightforward jesture from the boys teacher. As the boy set his hands to play, he received a twinge from the thin ruler his teacher wielded. The boy's cry of pain was of course in vain, as the teacher turned around and lashed him on the back, leaving a red imprint on the boys back. "How dare you make a mistake like that you insolent fool, you imp?" Bellowed the teacher as she lashed out again. The boy cryed out, but was silenced by his teacher."Shut your prattle you snot." Followed by more lashes. The bleeding boy quietly spoke, in a most hushed tone,"I didn't mean to do that teacher. I just.....just......just...." His pry for consolation was shortlasted, as the teacher exited the room, locking the boy in.

A short amount of time later, knocks on the door made themselves present. The teacher rushed in to open the door, and to find 3 police men standing poised at the door. "What seems to be the problem?", said the teacher warmly, not showing anysigns of worry. "The neighbors said that they heard noise and yelling, and we just wanted to ask if you know anything about it?", said an officer. "No officer, I haven't heard anything....oh how rude of me, please make yourselves comfortable, I'll make coffee." The 3 officers settled themselves at a table and chatted away with the teacher. The 3 officers were clearly ensconced in their conversation with the teacher, who didn't show any sign of worry and impatience. Thoughts of consternation ran through the teacher's mind. "Why won't they leave? They have already been here for an hour" It is then that the teacher started to hear a noise coming from everywhere. "Do you gentlemen hear a noice by any chance?", calmy asked the teacher. "No ma'am, we do not, is there a noise?" By then the noise has become unbearable and the teacher tried to remain calm, but clearly had her voice raised. "Yes the noise, don't you hear it, don't you hear it.!!!!!!". A moment later the teacher yelled out,"Aaaaaaarggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh, YOU HAVE GOT TO HEAR IT..........AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH, THE NOISE, THE [BLEEP] NOISE. DON'T YOU MOTHER[BLEEP] [BLEEP] HEAR. OK, FINE, I REVEAL THE DEED. IT WAS ME. I PUNISHED  THE BOY. HERE HE IS, JUST IN THAT ROOM.

I hope you all enjoyed my poorly written story. I just wrote it extemporaneously so it isn't as good as it could be. Have fun.

It's not that poorly written, with the shades of Edgar Allen Poe comming through, it can't be all that bad

[quantum]

If I was ever beeten by my teacher, I'd leave and never come back.  Best way to hit them back is in the pocketbook. 

[alwaystheangel]

I find that a shrp little rap on the hands (personally) certainly keeps me from making that mistake again.  It's basic psychology, really.

[infectedmushroom]

If my teacher would do that to me, I would get my old Casio PT-87 keyboard and beat the sh*t out of him. 

[quasimodo]

I find that a shrp little rap on the hands (personally) certainly keeps me from making that mistake again.  It's basic psychology, really.

Hire me whenever you need a beating, alwaystheangel...

[alwaystheangel]

behave, quasi. behave.

my dear little hunchback friend

[quasimodo]

behave, quasi. behave.

my dear little hunchback friend

I'm thinking of changing my screen name, what do you think of Vladimir Ronaldinho? or Zinedine Rubinstein ?

[alwaystheangel]

vladimir, has a romanian vampire feel to it!

[debussy symbolism]

vladimir, has a romanian vampire feel to it!

Really, that's my dad's name. 

[debussy symbolism]

It's not that poorly written, with the shades of Edgar Allen Poe comming through, it can't be all that bad

No it is poorly written. You should have seen my big story that I wrote for a school project. I am not sure if it was received well however, cause that was at the end of the year. Yes, this story I just wrote has Edgar Allen Poe in it. Just for fun. My later school story was based upon the creature from the movie, "Alien", if you have heard of it. I tried to spice it up with drama though. Could have been better.

[zheer]

  This is what i think of piano teachers, they are ordinary people, people like you and me, people that you see in buses , trains streets and so on. Know with that thought in mind, what would you do if he or she decided to slap or hit you as you where walking down the high street or bus or train ,obviously you would not allow it. The same should apply during the piano lesson. Its not my business but if some one did that to me i would walk away from it. Good luck