This paper examined the rights of the child in respect of the administration of practical agriculture and school punishments. The two activities; first for the development of psychomotor skills in farm activities, and the other, for the reformation of students both have been erroneously given same status which has not helped in development of the interest of agriculture as a subject among students it has portrayed the subject as full of energy sapping activities, and in addition; have eroded the rights and privileges of students including those that don't even offer the subject. This paper took a cursory look at the psychomotor skills development of the child as contained in the National Policy on Education, Education laws and the rights of the child, misplaced priorities in practical agriculture and school punishments, and what practical agriculture really aims at in the education of the child. Suggestions on role differentiation of school officials and how to improve on the existing situation among others were given.