I always liked the story about the teacher who used to write the kids names on the board, then if they were disruptive again, they'd write it again, then a thrid time, then maybe in really large letters... sooner or later the kid figures out that the teacher has run out of options and the board has no power.
Keep in mind that you're criticizing someone trained in their own profession. Parents have been known to use systems like this in their own homes, a chore board or good deed tickets etc, and if you criticized the way they parent, that'd be a sensitive issue as well.
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