Corporal Punishment in Schools Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behaviour deemed unacceptable (Miller, Vandome, & McBrewster, 2009). Corporal punishment can be divided into three categories, these include: judicial, domestic and school. For the purpose of this essay we will be focusing on school corporal punishment, the advantages and guidelines to follow
Corporal punishment in schools?? Advocates of school corporal punishment argue that it provides an immediate response to indiscipline and that the student is quickly back in the classroom learning, rather than being suspended from school. Opponents believe that other disciplinary methods are equally or more effective. Some regard it as tantamount to violence or abuse. In the United States and the United Kingdom, and generally in the English-speaking world, the use by schools of corporal punishment
Corporal Punishment in Schools I wrote this paper for Contemporary Moral Issues class. This was an assignment of our choice and I chose to do this topic, because the week before in Intro to Education we had discussed discipline methods and I was astonished to learn that corporal punishment still existed in schools. I am hoping that by including this piece of work on my webfolio others will become aware that corporal punishment is alive and used often in our schools. In the
For decades leading back to slavery, corporal punishment has been used as a form of discipline to correct misbehavior on the plantation. In today’s society, it has been used by parents and even incorporated into our schools as a form of punishment. In Kenyan schools it is used as form of classroom management and to punish children for poor academic performance (Kenyan children suffer frequent beatings by teachers, 1999). Corporal punishment, according to the Committee on the Rights of the Child,
All across the US corporal punishment is being given to students as a method of discipline. Corporal punishment is infliction of pain as a punishment for an offense. Corporal punishment is legal in 19 states in school and at home That means that the government is allowing students to suffer just so they can learn a lesson. Corporal punishment does not belong in schools because it can hurt students emotionally/mentally, it shows students discrimination, and can harm students physically. When a child
Corporal punishment should be in schools because it makes sure kids have good behavior, it also teaches kids to be respectful, and makes sure kids are safe. Every school should have corporal punishment in schools because it teaches kids to have good behavior. In 2014, 94% of parents with kids from three to four years old reported they had smacked their kid. This shows if a kid is acting up or not being good give him a quick smack and it should change their perspective on the situation. Corporal
Disciplining a child can become a tedious task for parents and tutors. As a result, they believe that punishment is the most optimal way to eliminate a misbehavior. Paddling, spanking, and hitting are a small group of the harsh disciplinary practices used by adults. Such practices of physical punishment are currently allowed in public schools in the United States. Many people argue that a reasonable physical punishment on the children leads them to understand the consequences of misbehaving. However, the word
For years Corporal Punishment in schools has been a highly debated topic all over the world that deeply divides opinions. Many studies have been made to determine if corporal punishment encourages good behavior among students to follow the rules set out by the school. However, research has disproved this form of punishment which is outdated, ineffective, not to mention inhuman. Corporal punishment is defined by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as “striking a child with an open hand on the
Over the years, schools have been debating whether or not to ban or allow corporal punishment in school. Schools do not know what to do, considering the 8th Amendment and students and their own children. Corporal Punishment is necessary in schools because it teaches kids not to get in trouble, teachers would feel empowered and will be listened to more often, and the final reason is that kids’ behavior will become better. One reason why corporal punishment is necessary is because it teaches kids
distribute our findings so that all of the public cannot ignore the wholesale infliction of pain and suffering onto our school children, and the role “paddling” schools play in teaching our children that physically aggressive and coercive resolutions of conflict are legitimate. Contributing to the problem of violence by making children feel rejected and isolated, corporal punishment is unsafe in and of itself, but its discriminate application may be co-incident with problems unique to racial and gender