PUNISHMENT or A CHARACTER ASSASSINATION ??

I was in my best mood today, when a bunch of students enter my class. Even though I've had teach seven consecutive studying hours today, but my students succeed to make me teach them in happiness. A lot of jokes and sharing incidentally in seriousness of teaching formal subject. But it didn't last longer. Suddenly, my feeling ruined when two very influential teachers entered my class, along with six students who look like a KPK corruption case suspect. 

At first, I thought it was some kind of class to class announcement which is very common in this school .. But, wait a second, what the hell are they wearing in their neck?? There was some kind of writings on the square paperboard, contain name, class and violations information. And it struck me big time! Slowly, I realized, what happened .. 

So, the suspect students lined-up in front of class, witnessed by more than twenty five pair of eyes, look straight and wondering about them .. "Who are they?" "What the hell is goin' on here?" "Why they look like criminals?" .. maybe those kind of questions pop-up in my students head ..

And then .. the scene of drama begun ...
One of the teacher made an opening speech, explained that, those six students had done several kind of mistakes or violation during their Industrial Job Training Program. Those students then ordered by the teacher to introduce themselves (of course with a loud voice) and explain about the regulation violation on their Industrial Job Training Program several time a go. 

One by one, those 12th grade students step forward and introduce themselves, and tell about the violations that occur ... and the teacher made corrections if the testimony wasn't appropriate or wasn't exactly like she wants ... Some cases were revealed, such as absent without permission, telling lies, enter the Director Office without permission, have a love affair with the employee, technical error when working, etc ..

While all this public confession took place, I was just keep silent and look down to the floor, held the sense of disgust inside me of what happen in my class today!  .. Is this the effective way and the right way to establish a "punishment" to our students? Isn't there any other alternative more wisely way to act regarding this matter? 

Don't get me wrong .. I am not an anti-punishment kinda teacher. I've been doing the "reward & punishment" activities in my whole life. For me punishment is deserved for those who make mistakes and reward is also deserved for those who make goodness in their life .. absolutely agree with it .. But, punishment to a student needs a wise point of view. Otherwise it will turn to a character assassination, just like what I saw today ..

All that I could see about what happened is a systematize character assassination was taking place in front me in the public area. We need to check for the backgrounds of the decision making that lead us to showed these students with their so called mistakes from class to class! Is this some kind of shock therapy for the junior students or somebody's playing "I am the biggest controller of this matter" campaign? 

Are you a good educator? or just a regular teacher?

There's no one who live without mistakes .. There's no such things like innocent in lour life. That's for sure! But, as a good educator, I think we don't have to make new mistake in taking care of old mistake .. Finding the right solution is a honorable obligation for an educator .. that is the fuckin' different between a teacher and an educator ..!!

So .. punishment or character assassination? 

Everybody have their own opinion .. and this is mine !!

Alika out .. !!