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Why Kids Should Not Be Punished

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Studies show that 53 percent of students get into trouble, go down to the office, or get suspended during a school day. Trustworthy kids should be able to talk and explain the situation. Collective punishment is often used when deciding who needs to be punished. Some people think kids should get punished equally because it’s the right thing to do and kids won’t get their feelings hurt nor get favorited. Therefore, some students are just more trustworthy than others whom should have a “longer leash” and shouldn’t be punished if they make one mistake. Many students who aren’t called “bad” hang out with the wrong group sometimes. When teachers are about ready to punish someone they should consider who the person or the group of students are. “Everyone loses the privilege, and everyone suffers the consequences of the bad decisions made by part of the group.” The quote written by Angela Watson (november 11, 2013) shows that kids sometimes don’t have a fair chance of arguing their side of the story. Innocence kids sometimes get punished for things their peers do. For that reason, children should not be punished until the teachers have an understanding of what they actually did. …show more content…

Teachers usually do this so it calms the classroom for the next lesson but they don’t think of how it affects the innocent ones. A quote written by Michael Linsin states “The problem with this strategy, however, is that it alienates your most well-behaved students.” This quote helps me make the assumption that when teachers attempt to punish all guilty and innocent students together is makes the innocent feel isolated and distant. This may distress the innocent students and trigger bad behavior from them. Consequently, teachers should think of the effect on the innocent half of the class once they’ve been punished for something they didn’t

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