Jane was not troubled by any aspirations to be an influence for good . She meant to earn her salary fairly , please the trustees , and get her name on the School Inspector 's roll of honor . Further ambitions Jane had none . `` The main thing will be to keep order and a teacher has to be a little cross to do that . If my pupils wo n't do as I tell them I shall punish them . '' `` How ? '' `` Give them a good whipping , of course . '' `` Oh , Jane , you would n't , '' cried Anne , shocked . `` Jane , you COULD N'T ! '' `` Indeed , I could and would , if they deserved it , '' said Jane decidedly . `` I could NEVER whip a child , '' said Anne with equal decision . `` I do n't believe in it AT ALL . Miss Stacy never whipped any of us and she had perfect order ; and Mr. Phillips was always whipping and he had no order at all . No , if I ca n't get along without whipping I shall not try to teach school . There are better ways of managing . I shall try to win my pupils ' affections and then they will WANT to do what I tell them . '' `` But suppose they do n't ? '' said practical Jane . `` I would n't whip them anyhow . I 'm sure it would n't do any good .
Oh , do n't whip your pupils , XXXXX dear , no matter what they do . ''
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