spare the rod and spoil the child in English

good education requires punishment and discipline

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1. 6 Spare the rod and spoil the child

2. A New York Times editorial, April 5, 1972, said: “‘Spare the rod and spoil the child’ is a wrong-headed adage that continues to get approving nods from self-appointed upholders of ‘the old virtues.’