Date: September 29, 2001From: Satish Chandra, P. O. Box 1629, Cambridge, MA 02238, U. S. A. Telephone : 617-407-0071 FAX: 617-825-4973 E-Mail: [email protected]: Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: I have never before encountered ninth graders who do not know how much is four times four or six times six. I have never before encountered ninth graders, male and female, who would routinely address their teacher as “Dog!”, would routinely and physically threaten him if he writes a discipline slip, snatch away the discipline slip, snatch away the telephone if he calls security, block him if he tries to leave the class room, taunt him of being scared of them, pelt him with missiles if he turns to write on the board. Only in America–truly a nation of barbarians! I have said that the West’s ‘advantage’ over the rest of the world is the freer rein given to the animal instincts of aggression and sexuality which, in the long run, is dysfunctional and cancerous and threatens the survival of mankind. The United States could do itself and the world a favour by bringing back corporal punishment in its schools. Other countries can do themselves a favour by stopping sending students to American schools and, instead, using their own resources (such as the undersigned) for research and education. Satish Chandra