Wendy Lin suggests one explanation for why parents in ancient times felt that they were right to beat their children for mistakes. They considered the goal of education to be satisfying the needs of the clan.
中國古代父母所以抱持小孩有錯就該打的觀念，林文瑛說，因為他們認為，孩子受教育的目的在「滿足家族需求」。