The ugly side
The Ugly Side of Corporal Punishment
Willie L. Anderson
ITT Technical Institute The Ugly Side of Corporal Punishment The words corporal punishment to any parent may raise an immediate red flag and has the potential to pose both a very volatile and emotional debate between two or more parties. There are some compelling reasons behind why corporal punishment should be legalized and enacted in all schools and states around the country, but with anything deemed good and necessary there are drawbacks and negative aspects as well. Did you know that when polled 5 out of 10 college students at ITT felt that corporal punishment was an effective way to promote discipline? Or that 7 out of 10 believe that corporal punishment is more likely to be allowed and accepted in southern states as opposed to northern states? When asked to explain the reasoning for choosing their answers some of the most common responses were that it teaches respect, it eliminates bad behavior in other students, and teaches children to make smarter choices. Some of the most compelling reasons to ban corporal punishment in schools are due to the adverse effects on children in such forms as physical injury as well as psychological effects such as aggression towards other students and faculty, low-self-esteem and depression.
Is corporal punishment free of major harm and injuries to children?
According to the most current data available from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, more than 223,000 children got the paddle in the 2005-2006 school year a significant drop of almost 18%, continuing a steady trend from the early 1980s, when many more states permitted the practice (Center for Effective Discipline, 2010). Despite declining numbers, approximately 20,000 children sustain serious physical injuries from corporal punishment imposed by teachers or other school personnel each year according to the article produced by (Rollins, J. A. 2012). According to
Willie L. Anderson
ITT Technical Institute The Ugly Side of Corporal Punishment The words corporal punishment to any parent may raise an immediate red flag and has the potential to pose both a very volatile and emotional debate between two or more parties. There are some compelling reasons behind why corporal punishment should be legalized and enacted in all schools and states around the country, but with anything deemed good and necessary there are drawbacks and negative aspects as well. Did you know that when polled 5 out of 10 college students at ITT felt that corporal punishment was an effective way to promote discipline? Or that 7 out of 10 believe that corporal punishment is more likely to be allowed and accepted in southern states as opposed to northern states? When asked to explain the reasoning for choosing their answers some of the most common responses were that it teaches respect, it eliminates bad behavior in other students, and teaches children to make smarter choices. Some of the most compelling reasons to ban corporal punishment in schools are due to the adverse effects on children in such forms as physical injury as well as psychological effects such as aggression towards other students and faculty, low-self-esteem and depression.
Is corporal punishment free of major harm and injuries to children?
According to the most current data available from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, more than 223,000 children got the paddle in the 2005-2006 school year a significant drop of almost 18%, continuing a steady trend from the early 1980s, when many more states permitted the practice (Center for Effective Discipline, 2010). Despite declining numbers, approximately 20,000 children sustain serious physical injuries from corporal punishment imposed by teachers or other school personnel each year according to the article produced by (Rollins, J. A. 2012). According to
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