The Corporal Punishment Of Children

Corporal punishment, as a measure of correction or of maintaining discipline and order in schools, is permitted. However, it shall be used only when all other alternative means of discipline have failed, and then only in reasonable form and upon the recommendation of the principal. If found necessary, it shall be administered by a certificated administrator in the presence of a witness who is an employee of the school district. It should never be inflicted in the presence of other pupils, nor without a witness. Corporal punishment shall be administered only by swatting the buttocks with a paddle. When it becomes necessary to use corporal punishment, it shall be administered so that there can be no chance of bodily injury or harm. Striking a student on the head or face is not permitted. The teacher or principal shall submit a report to the superintendent, explaining the reason for the use of corporal punishment as well as the details of the administration of the same.

Corporal punishment teaches kids to be respectful. In source A it is said “ Kids at the school sat the paddle definitely think twice about acting up’’ With this being saidis shows that the kids being hit with the paddle makes them never want to act up again so they do not get hit. In source A it is also said that John C. Calhoun Elementary earned three statewide awards. The kids began to be more respectful and it changed the school for the better. It was also said in source A “ There will always be new kids who need to learn the limits at school. ” Having corporal punishment will teach the kids the limits and they will learn to be more respectful.

Corporal Punishment helps kids learn better because it is a quick punishment that you can get over fast so you can go back to class. It’s better than other punishments such as suspension, because if you get suspended you “miss school and you also miss instructions”(source B ) and you can not do your work.

Even Though some say it makes that students mature,studies show that not only is corporal punishment a ineffective method of discipline, but it also has major deleterious effects on the physical and mental health of those on whom it is inflicted.

Apart from corporal punishment, there are many tactics can be used to discipline children, such as reasoning. Spanking is not the only choice. In fact, spanking might to be good choice. Sarah Landy, child psychologist with Toronto's Hincks Institute who leads parenting courses for parents having children who are hard to be disciplined, reported that most parents told her that spanking was useless (qtd. in Bennett). Holly Bennett, Freelance editor, writer and researcher, gave a reasonable explanation, “Spanking tends to divert the child’s attention away from the original issue (his own behaviour) because it provokes such strong emotions -- fear, resentment, hostility.” As a result, through corporal punishment, parents might not be able to teach children anything, but leave their children painful

I feel that teachers who apply corporal punishment don’t know how to deal with children in an acceptable manner, they don’t possess the necessary tools to deal with the situation. They don’t follow the ethical code of SACE and take matters into their own hands. I feel that they use this tactic to scare children instead of engaging with them in a caring manner because they don’t have a passion for teaching and developing children. Sometimes teaching is just another job to

Punishment is "consequence of behaviour that decrease probability of behaviour reoccurring" (Cain & Conduit, 2014). Punishment on children elicits polarising opinions from general public, legislators and researchers alike. Consequently, significant research has been conducted on punishment including corporal punishment (CP), its application and impacts. This review aims to provide selection of literature exploring its effectiveness as behaviour modification strategy in children. Punishment is effective if target behaviour has reduced (short term efficacy) and sustained (long term efficacy) with negligible undesirable outcomes/impacts. For sustained efficacy, understanding and acceptance of punishment by child (Grusec & Goodnow,1994) would also be required.

Children need discipline, but corporal punishment is not the answer. In an article by Susan Perry a meta-analysis is studies and proves that corporal punishment is a problem to children. This specific study is centered around spanking, and it showed that children were more aggressive, had a negative relationship with their parents, more likely to have mental health issues, low self esteem and lower cognitive abilities. This research also proved that corporal punishment did not improve the behavior of children and also proved that corporal punishment led to

Corporal punishment is a type of physical punishment that has been allowed in 19 states to be used as a way of discipline for misbehaving children. This physical punishment is mostly relating to spanking or paddling. A policy that legal near the south at most. [a] These days, corporal punishment should be used today because kids need to know obedience and should use this punishment as a way to wake them up[b]. Corporal punishment should be allowed because it is a lasting punishment, is able to to shape bad students, [c]and can permanently affect students as they grow in the future.

Corporal punishment in these days has been becoming a topic in many old timers talks. Many believe that it helps and is definitely the way to go. The older generations still seem to believe that society would be better off if kids still got punished the way they did. They refuse to ignore data that has not supported the clams they bring up about making children better behaved or as they call it “Straightening them up”. Many believe that our liberal democracy population has views that are not valid and that the old ways need to come back to help us grow.

The world has changed in many different ways, but there are still things that need to be changed for the better. Corporal punishment is one of those things. All around the world, corporal punishment is affecting children in many ways. It is described as a form of discipline that hurts a child in a way and is used both in homes and schools. It has been going on for years upon years and very few people try to stop it. People believe corporal punishment is good for children, but there have been so many negative outcomes that other people argue against it. Although some people believe that corporal punishment helps improve a child’s behavior, corporal punishment should not be used because it could be used excessively and it is ineffective.

Discussion about corporal punishment is everywhere. It is in the news and in the home, and in education on what is punishment and what is abuse is beginning to rise. Corporal punishment has been used as a disciplinary tool for parents throughout all of America's history (Gershoff, 2002, p. 1). However, the definition of what corporal punishment actually is, is still unclear to some people and parents. In Wendy Walsh's essay, "Spanker and Nonspankers: Where They Get Information on Spanking," she defines corporal punishment as "the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for purposes of correction or control of the

Corporal punishment is always wrong in school because it creates an unsafe environment at school. Teachers should definitely have some type of order in their classrooms, but by using corporal punishment on kids as a way of creating order and discipline in classrooms is never a favorable idea. The idea of using corporal punishment to create order in classrooms goes overboard up to the extent where kids think it is okay to resort to violence as an answer to their problems. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, corporal punishment contributes to disruptive and violent student behavior (Should Corporal Punishment... 4). Corporal punishment causes kids to “hit or use violence against people in order to get their way, putting other children at a risk for increased bullying and physical abuse” (Should Corporal Punishment... 3). The use of corporal punishment may seem like a simple option to use to develop discipline and order, but the reality is corporal punishment creates an unsafe environment at school. Some people may argue that corporal punishment is needed to keep order in classrooms, but there are always other options as to how maintain order and discipline such as rewarding kids and giving kids something to look forward to which will make them strive to behave well. No matter how much order is needed in classrooms, the safety of the students is always the first priority. The physical harming of kids takes away a comfortable environment which is necessary for the students to learn. This also promotes physical abuse.

1) Till this day corporal punishment remains a widely used technique of discipline. It is a form of physical punishment which involves inflicting pain on another individual deliberately as a punishment for an offence, disciplining a wrongdoer or deterring a behavior which is considered to be unacceptable. Corporal punishment may occur in the homes, schools or judicial settings. (Donnelly & Murray, 2005)

Corporal punishment is a discipline method in which an administering adult inflicts pain upon a student (usually using a paddle) in response to a student's offensive behavior. Nowadays regulations have been created as to how many “swats” can be inflicted, by whom, and with what instrument. It is still used in many U.S. schools as a disciplinary method against disobedient or defiant students. Although corporal punishment is no longer tolerated in the military, prisons, or mental institutions, 21 states still allow corporal punishment in full or in part according to the U.S. Department of Education. Every year, more than 223,190 students are being subjected to this particular form of punishment in public schools, and a disproportionate