Delivering a talk on ‘Positive Discipline’ at the Teachers’ Seminar organised by Deccan Herald in the City on Tuesday, he said, discipline should facilitate learning in the child.  “Corporal punishment only brings about temporary compliance,” he said.

Founder of Centre for Training Excellence Dr Lalitha Appachu spoke on ‘Stress-Free Teaching and Learning’. Disclosing her 25 stress-free teaching and learning mantras, she said humour and music in the classroom could be effective stress-busters.

Earlier, S V Srinivasan, Asst General Manager - Circulation, The Printers (Mysore) Pvt Ltd  explained the choice of topics as questions for both parents and teachers. “Next month, we will be conducting a  seminar for school principals ,” he said. Over 300 teachers  participated in the programme.