Does a cane make you more able?

The article reports on the corporal punishment being practiced in Tanzanian schools despite its prohibition in Great Britain. It says that teachers at the Machame Primary School at Mount Kilimanjaro still allow corporal punishments. It notes that other students are being ordered by the teachers to be their mini-servants such as carrying their bags, books, and even their food. It explains that the practice is the major reason of the low proportion of pupils who proceed to secondary schools.