Corporal punishment what do you think

yes I think it is condoning violence in a way, I don't think punishing in that way always works anyway, there must be some other way, I used to hate watching boys getting the strap when i was at school.

Personally I think that corporal punishment MAY be necessary at times, like when you've talked enough. And I have given permission to my children's teachers and principals and counselors to discipline my own children IF it ever became necessary. My reasoning: It's stupid, useless and ineffective to punish a child when they have forgotten what the punishment is for. AND I believe a lot of our social problems today flow from disrespect to authority and the handicaps that hae been placed on school authorities. Of course I stay on top of what's happening with my kids, at my kids' schools. There's no free ticket.

It is not allowed in our country anymore. Any teacher who's proven to have done corporal punishment on any student will be sued.

i think i would disagree and would support corporal punishment if the reason to do so is correct. kids nowadyas seem to have less respect for teachers and authorities. many reasons for this behaviour that i can think of. parents are now better off and think that they are above the society and try to behave snobbishly just because they earn slightly more than others and tend to make a fuss of everything. PArents try to interfere in the way school is managed. kids are pampered nowadays and parents seem to have the mindset that only i can spank my kid when he does wrong but did we ask ourself this question. are we teaching kid the right thing? i have seen parents allowing their child to litter in public, behave noisily in public places disturbing others but the parents do not seem to be concern about their behaviours etc. so if the parents are not teaching the kid the right behaviours, then the school should step in. in my days, we respect our teachers and have fear for them. now this is disappearing. if the school does not have the power to invoke punishment for bad behaviour or wrongdoings, i would think the school would have lost in meaning in education. education does not mean only academically but also to teach one to differentiate between what is right and wrong, how to behave properly in society etc. there is a lot more in education than we think it is.

I agree with you completely, psspurgeon1. Spanking is not a punishment I believe in. I have never had to resort to it with my own 3 sons and deprivation of privileges, time out and reasoning with them was always sufficient to get my point across. My kids are not disrespectful, know right from wrong and also know that violence is wrong. If a teacher thought one of my kids' behaviour was bad enough to warrant serious punishment, I would expect the school to call me in so that I knew what was going on and so I could deal with the situation. In my opinion, just because someone is older or bigger than a child, does not give them the right to beat them. How does that teach them anything? It does not teach them respect but rather, it teaches fear. In addition, if schools are worried about kids bullying each other, it makes a mockery of what they are saying if the school uses violence to solve problems. If anyone laid a hand on one of my kids, they would have me to deal with.

Hi Spurgeon! Just wanted to thank you for the best answer label. I appreciated that discussion, so thanks again.