Allow children to learn at their own pace

THE recent report of a tutor caning an eight-year-old girl for not finishing her homework, “Family shocked by extent of caning” (The Star, April 22) and the subsequent reports clearly show there is a need to change our expectations of education for our children.

There is pressure to achieve high marks in examinations now, and this has put educators and students under immense pressure, often resulting in depression which will have adverse effects on their lives.