Moreover, the old texts generally only advocate resorting to punitive methods for serious ethical transgressions, such as rampant disobedience or disrespect for elders. This is a far cry from the controversial method used in many modern schools of "one smack with the ruler for each point off on an exam."
尤其古代動用家法的理由，多半是犯規放肆、不敬長上之類的道德過失，和現今學校裡「考試少一分打一板」的體罰頗有差距。