Corporal Punishment Should Not Be Re-Introduced in Schools
Corporal punishments should not be re-introduced in schools.
The idea of 'firm but fair' is often use to describe the ideal punishment – but it is fair, and for that matter, is it effective to use corporal punishment in schools?
In the next few minutes I'd like to show that not only is it ineffective in dealing with belligerence - or students who won't do their homework it is also counter-productive.
The truth is that if a child is doing something wrong - playing instead of doing their homework, for example - then a sharp wack with a paddle is probably going to encourage them to get on track. However, it also cause a variety of harmful side-effects.
Firstly, let me define 'corporal punishment'. When I use the phrase, I refer to any punishment which involves the teacher making physical contact with the student. This may involve spanking or the use of a birch or cane.
A study released by the American Paediatrics Association in 2004 demonstrates that children who receive corporal punishment are more likely to develop aggressive behaviour as adults. To quote it: "The more children are spanked, the more anger they report as adults, the more likely they are to spank their own children, the more likely they are to approve of hitting a spouse, and the more marital conflict they experience as adults."
Corporal punishment needs to get progressively more violent if it is to remain effective. This is true to an extent of all forms of punishment. Take 'lectures' from parents as an example - after a while, aren't we all just hearing white noise? And so they raise their voices. It's the same with corporal punishment.
In 2002 there was a study by Elizabeth Gershoff, in which she reviewed sixty years of study into the effectiveness of corporal punishments, demonstrated that whilst corporal punishment produces short-term compliance it has no positive bearing on the child's long term behaviour. The Self-esteem is diminished when a child receives corporal
The idea of 'firm but fair' is often use to describe the ideal punishment – but it is fair, and for that matter, is it effective to use corporal punishment in schools?
In the next few minutes I'd like to show that not only is it ineffective in dealing with belligerence - or students who won't do their homework it is also counter-productive.
The truth is that if a child is doing something wrong - playing instead of doing their homework, for example - then a sharp wack with a paddle is probably going to encourage them to get on track. However, it also cause a variety of harmful side-effects.
Firstly, let me define 'corporal punishment'. When I use the phrase, I refer to any punishment which involves the teacher making physical contact with the student. This may involve spanking or the use of a birch or cane.
A study released by the American Paediatrics Association in 2004 demonstrates that children who receive corporal punishment are more likely to develop aggressive behaviour as adults. To quote it: "The more children are spanked, the more anger they report as adults, the more likely they are to spank their own children, the more likely they are to approve of hitting a spouse, and the more marital conflict they experience as adults."
Corporal punishment needs to get progressively more violent if it is to remain effective. This is true to an extent of all forms of punishment. Take 'lectures' from parents as an example - after a while, aren't we all just hearing white noise? And so they raise their voices. It's the same with corporal punishment.
In 2002 there was a study by Elizabeth Gershoff, in which she reviewed sixty years of study into the effectiveness of corporal punishments, demonstrated that whilst corporal punishment produces short-term compliance it has no positive bearing on the child's long term behaviour. The Self-esteem is diminished when a child receives corporal