Corporal punishment allowed in school? Are you for or against & why?
105938
I'm definitely against it.  The appalling thing is that it is still allowed in many states in the US and in many other parts of the world.   There was a question here yesterday about it  - I wish I could remember exactly where it was, but it was listed somewhere in the Education section - and one of the people who answered listed all the states where it is still permitted and I was quite surprised.\n\nIf you think about it, we try to teach our children to not hit, and that it is not ok for them to hit smaller kids especially.  Corporal punishment teaches children that it is ok for bigger people to hit smaller people!!!  How illogical is that!!!  And you know what happens then - those who get hit by someone bigger go on to hit someone smaller.  It also perpetuates bullying in schools, as that is what corporal punishment boils down to - a form of sanctioned bullying.\n\nChildren learn from us not so much by listening to what we say but by observing what we do.  I'm not religious, though I am spiritual.  If we all lived by the Golden Rule we wouldn't even ask if corporal punishment was ok.  Interesting, isn't it, that in the days of "spare the rod and spoil the child" people chose to ignore the Golden Rule.
539121
Grounding, extra chores, tough love, natural consequences, etc. There are lots of them. I personally prefer natural consequences. This way the child will always link the consequence to the error. This works for kids of all ages, from 3 until 18.\n\nI am pro spanking as well, by the way.
108882
Not all teachers are cruel to students. The ones who are, probably don't know any other way to control their class. It's not a very good excuse, but being the only adult in a room full of kids is an intimidating experience. Especially if the kids aren't paying attention. Usually, the 'cruel' teachers have good sides too. You just have to follow the rules to get on, and stay on, that good side.
454741
Yes,why not,i love my school.i dont know why some students dont like school that disruptive in class. at all school is our second home & the teachers are our second parents.
194160
Ok I know you're probably against corporal punishment but usually it's the best thing. I'm a teen and I'm all for it. Other things though are taking everything(and I mean everything) out of his room and putting it in storage till he can earn it back. You can also cut off all connection to the outside world. NO phone(especially cell)computer, TV, etc. Probably one of the best things is to take his music. As a teen that is the one thing I can't live without. If all else fails show up to school in a robe and curlers and personally take him to every class. It's a good threat and don't be afraid of him whatever you do. Get creative. Just remember, you brought him into this world and you can take him out twice as fast. Good Luck! :)
997932
I don't know about specific laws in Maine, but in NC I believe the teachers can hold back a student without consent. If they want to hold your child back, it's probably for the best.
721272
As long as it isn't physical and doesn't degrade the person being ragged, it is a good way of breaking the ice. But since not all students know their limits, ragging should be banned and punished.
786234
nope, sorry.  Unless the corporal punishment leaves bruises.
667019
its illegal period regardless if a parent permits to it. It is even illegal for a parent to hit u, its called child abuse and the standards have evolves, Social Workers would go into a frenzy if they saw the slightest bruise on a child, or if a child told them that their parents hit on them.\n\nIt was once acceptable to beat your children as it was seen as discipline and teachers especially nuns and priest in catholic schools used to whack the BEJESUS out of children with rulers. That would be, id say 15+ years ago.\n\nNowadays, thats a teacher up for the grounds of dismissal, a criminal case of battery, and a civil case for pain and suffering, the humiliation, and punitive damages.
133171
People think that spanking children is wrong!!!!!  However I was spanked as a child, and I am fine I have a great marriage, have only been married once, have a great job went to college. Yada yada yada.  My little brother wasn't spanked he has been married 3 times all ended in divorce went to jail when he was 17 he's been in and out of trouble.  I personally think that spanking is not a bad thing
186144
i don't think it's right to be physically corrective with anyone else's kid\n\nnot effective...i would rather get two slaps than spend two hours in detention
416989
I am for the death penalty, and for expanding the number of crimes eligible for the death penalty.\n\nI am also for corporal punishment. Caning or whipping can cure a lot of criminal tendencies.\n\nIt is called punishment. There is nothing immoral about harsh punishments. But there is something wrong with failure to punish wrongdoers. Leniency towards evil-doers is surely as immoral as the crimes themselves.
157659
I don't think the question has a one-size-fits-all answer.  I'll answer from personal experience as a kid.  Corporal punishment was about the only thing that worked on me.  I was kind of a loner, so sending me to my room wasn't very effective, nor was making me stand in the corner (similar to "time out" today).  I'd just go inside my own head until the time was up.  A couple of swats to the bottom with a belt or a paddle, on the other hand, were usually pretty effective in getting me to curtail unacceptable behavior.  \n\nI've known kids who would respond to non-physical forms of punishment, but I wasn't one of them.  I think the punishment should be what works for the individual, starting with the least physical.\n\nFor what it's worth, psychologists say that IF corporal punishment is necessary it should never be given with just the hand, but with a paddle, ruler, belt, etc.  Understand that this is NOT supposed to be administered so hard that it causes injury.  When an "intermediary" (such as a paddle or ruler, for instance) is used, the child will associate the punishment with the "intermediary" and this greatly reduces the chance that the child will fear the one administering the punishment.  The goal, after all, is to teach acceptable behavior, not break the child's spirit.
889492
For 8th grade not so much. I'm in tenth grade so I know kind of how you feel. When I was 7th grade, we were supposed to have an end of the year feild trip to frost valley but because of the kids who went before us and misbehaved, my entire school is now banned from frost valley. I went to our middle school last week and my bf put his arm around my shoulder and the VP almost had an aneurysm, which I thought was pretty funny... but anyway once you get to High School, that  wont matter much anymore because they relax the rules alittle bit in high school. but for the food fight, i think the punishment was totally fair. it makes students not want to misbehave again.
576876
I see nothing wrong with disipline. I personally use all options before I spank my child but my child does not act like that. My daughter will walk up to a kid in a store that is being rude to their parents and tell them that they better be glad they have the parents they do cause hers would spank her nomatter who was around. My hubby and I were in line at the bank and was watching a kid disrespect both his parents and hit his mom. My hubby commented just loud enough for the parents to hear that if that had been our child acting that way in public he would have knocked the living life out of them. The parents heard him and grabbed the child and left.
788459
Yes, you are actually right.  That kind of policy is called "zero tolerance."  It is an attempt to enforce the adult "crime and punishment" model on school age children who have had little exposure to the real world.  Educational literature is filled with studies that show these "zero tolerance" schools don't work and actually harm children's educational development, but demands from the community keep them from changing policy.  I went to a school like that and hated it.\n\nMy advice is to keep your nose clean and when you get out of school try not to be cynical.  When you have your own kids, work to change the school's policy and work to change the community.
389329
It is illegal to cane both boys and girls in school in Singapore.Besides,I'm wondering that too...\nBut in my school,both boys and girls have to do the same punishment,regardless of our gender. :)