Re: Susan Polgar wants Jerry Hanken Fired

On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:18:33 -0700 (PDT),
"jeremy.p.spinrad@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <jeremy.p.spinrad@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:

>I'll weigh in on the side of not bringing this up. Many parent's
>decisions seem weird and creepy to other parents. I knew of parents
>who washed their children's mouths out with soap, which seems creepy
>to me, but it does no lasting harm and I am sure they were doing what
>they thought was best; they also had probably had it done to them, and
>felt it was normal. Hot saucing seems about the same. I wouldn't do
>it, but it does not seem so out of the range of normal behavior as to
>make an issue of it. The father has the right to bring it up, but I
>don't think we do. In particular, it is the sort of thing parents do
>which they think is best for their children. It is less likely to
>cause serious damage than various other forms of discipline which are
>still practiced in this country.

Normally, I'd agree with you, but given Truong and Polgar's
involvement with scholastic chess, it's probably something that
parents of prospective clients should evaluate.