 In a chapter on teacher selection and training , the task of <unk> students with obedience and discipline takes precedence over the task of teaching content . Students are under constant supervision to uphold a pledge to avoid outside activities such as theater , fashion , dances , and certain television shows . They also avoid some activities altogether , such as <unk> contact , drugs , alcohol , and smoking . This pledge is to be upheld at home as well , and students are encouraged to report <unk> . Teachers too pledge to <unk> " the pursuit of <unk> " over all things in a " born again " activity where they " confess their sins and accept Jesus Christ as their personal <unk> " . The school is <unk> in its insistence on " telling the kids what is right " and its according preference for lecture over discussion . Teachers are also afforded the option of corporal punishment , though it is rarely used . 
