In the novel Black Shack Alley, the main character Jose had to deal with numerous punishments whenever he was wrong.  Mam’zelle Fanny felt in order to get her point across and to obtain the correct answer a beating/whipping was the best way to do so.  As mentioned in another classmate’s post Jose and his friends childhood was filled with bitterness which contradicts Rousseau’s idea of how a child should be brought up at a young age.  Rousseau feels a child should not be living in fear and dealing with threats while at a young age.  He states, “cruel education… burdens a child with all sorts of restrictions and begins by making him miserable…” (Rousseau 4).  If one is associating punishment with education it might discourage a kid from wanting to obtain an education.  Why would one want to take risks and try to learn if they fear being beat if they can not provide the correct answer.  I feel this is not a good  nor correct way to teach the youth if you want to keep them engaged and motivated.  Why should one not be praised for being right on the other hand?