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   gmwilliamsposted 16 months ago

   
   Should corporal punishment be reinstated in public schools?  Why?  Why not?

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      Credence2posted 16 months agoin reply to this

      It is a good question, while I believe that corporal punishment should be in the tool box for some parents with hopelessly hardheaded kids, it should be used carefully by them. School administrators could not possibly be as considerate.
      
      There is too much potential for abuse by schools using  this form of punishment. I would say NO.

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         gmwilliamsposted 16 months agoin reply to this

         I am of the same opinion.  There are some children who are demon children.   I believe that there are SOME INCIDENCES in which corporate punishment should be applied. There are children who are incorrigibly bad into evil, bullies, & other types of delinquents.  Yes, corporate, particularly harsh corporate punishments should be applied to them.

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            Kathryn L Hillposted 16 months agoin reply to this

            good grief.
            
            "Punishments are rarely effective," Dr. Maria Montessori explains.
            A happy child is a child who has been dealt with fairly, kindly and appropriately according to the universal stages of child development. His needs at each stage must be understood and met.
            
            If parents do not raise their children with wisdom and love, the child will seem to be so "bad."
            Your post is really offensive to those of us who work with children and know the truth of their innocence, willingness to please and the secrets of childhood.
            
            Adults, parents, teachers, psychologists, friends and family members need to understand the underlying science of child development, rather than stubbornly insisting on applying their own methods based on misinformation, wishful thinking and mistaken theories.
            
            These unhappy children you want to punish are miserable and acting out. They are responding to adults who had no idea how to raise them.
            
            Common sense used to reign.
            No longer and that is the tragedy.
            
            I believe we must become conscious of the proper way to raise children.
            We must enlighten ourselves by clearly perceiving their beauty, love of life and us.
            
            Every single child, Montessori explains, is perfect at birth.

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      Kathryn L Hillposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      No. It should not.
      ... and what age are you taking about?
      After the age of 15, the child's inclination and ability to guide his own will is set.
      
      Some people may not know how to deal with hard-headed children. What is a hard headed teen? What does he do? What leads him astray?
      How is he to be changed by the consequence of physical pain inflicted upon him by an adult?

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      tsmogposted 16 months agoin reply to this

      Corporal punishment in schools is legal in some states now and some illegal.
      
      Corporal Punishment in Public Schools, by State
      https://www.infoplease.com/us/education … ools-state
      
      That article gives a table of statistics for times corporal punishment was administered along with the percentage of all students. Mississippi had the highest times by a long shot.   
      
      I am in a quandary if to be allowed. Most definitely not in K-6th grade while I ponder middle school. High school maybe.
      
      When growing up it was legal in all states I attended schools. I received it only once in the fifth grade in Calif. for talking in class and three times in the 7th grade in West Virginia. The latter all took place in my math class for talking. Yet, what I was doing was helping a student next to me. So, was it justified? Not in my eyes, though I underwent it.
      
      After the first time I was swatted I realized he struck me with the paddle on the left side. So, from that point forward I kept my wallet in that pocket lessening the impact of the next two swats.

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      Sharlee01posted 16 months agoin reply to this

      Just my view, corporal punishment should not be allowed in public schools. Not only is it a form of violence, but it is also ineffective in changing behavior, and could create a hostile learning environment.
      
      Instead, schools should focus on positive reinforcement and non-physical discipline methods, such as counseling and behavior modification programs, to encourage students to behave appropriately and create a safe and supportive learning environment.

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   Kathryn L Hillposted 16 months ago

   Each child you want to spank, must be considered, respected and regarded very carefully. He must be understood in the light of his home environment and the parent's, (or the adults in charge,) treatment of him or her.
   
   He needs to be listened to and understood. Healing is always possible when the right treatment is issued. That right treatment is love, space, a rich environment where abilities can be developed, along with freedom and boundaries.
   
   The individual will must be allowed freedom. The child is learning to guide his own will. It must not be shut down. His love of life must be fostered.
   
   His positive feelings of willing cooperation will emerge when there is a sense of acceptance. Boundaries are set for the purpose of allowing and fostering freedom. These boundaries must be strongly introduced and consistently applied.
   
   According to my understanding of the Montessori method.

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