Dhaka, Feb. 29 -- One day, long after I've departed, those who inhabit this world will look back and shake their heads in utter disbelief and dismay at the pervasive ignorance that existed during this period of time. Hands will shoot up in classrooms from bewildered little owners seeking clarification.

Not only will corporal punishment to children have been abolished in all settings, but many people - children especially - will find it incredibly hard to believe it ever really existed or if it were just a myth manufactured in a mind like that of Harry Potter author R. K. Rowling.

Flesh and blood impregnated sticks, leather straps, and paddles will be valuable historic artifacts kept in museums, glass cased, in sunlight, heat, and humidi...