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I don't agree with it at all. Studies have shown that all corporal punishment does is the potential to create abusive and violent patterns later on in life, and that harming someone else is the only just way to "discipline" someone. What we really need is a more flexible learning environment that allows children to learn and thrive in a place suited for them (which means teachers and education as a whole needs more funding!).
Hard no from me. As a parent and as an educator of 28 years, I say hell to the no. If you have to resort to beating children and stoking fear, you shouldn’t be in education at all much less working in the presence of children.
We are not their parents
I very much agree that we are not their parents. Unfortunately, so many teachers want to take over the role of parents, especially with this whole transgender phenomenon upticking in our schools, especially middle schools. I definitely learned a lesson with some of the lickings I got from my parents, but I don't want to be the one dishing that out at school.
I agree with the comments above. I think that something like that could be really traumatizing for a child and I do not want to be part of it. Let the parents be parents and the teachers be teachers.
Touch my kid I touch you. That’s as a parent and a teacher
Rising Star
Well, it's not like districts are just handing out the punishment without parent permission. Of course they would speak with the parent first.
as it pertains to our kids in the classroom? Avoiding that entirely, wasn't raised with that sort of culture in my household. It was mores about taking away nice things or going to your room to "think about what you did."
Can't really see an example where corporal punishment would be appropriate in any sort of classroom setting. Imagine how embarrassing it would be if your peers or colleagues found out that you used that kind of force for discipline in 2022.
Chief
It’s a horrible idea
I had my hand hit with a ruler by my first grade teacher. I was so embarrassed. I probably deserved some sort of punishment (I have no memory of what lead to this) but I think that keeping me in from recess would have been just as embarrassing as well as being an effective deterrent to my misbehavior. I can’t support corporal punishment, not because I’m traumatized by my own experience, but because I can’t imagine doing that to a student. It would feel icky, I think.
Chief
The fact that you don’t even remember why your teacher smacked you with a ruler says it all- corporal punishment is ineffective. No lesson was learned, and I totally agree- I could NEVER do that to a kid. It goes against everything I believe in!
Rising Star
I know of a few districts where it's still on the books, but it hasn't been used in YEARS.
I know a of district who just added it back into the handbook this year. It's supported by parents. They haven't had to use it. I feel like it being on the books is a deterrent enough.
Nah. This is not even debatable in the first place. Discipline your own, not mine.
It’s punishment for the self managed / well behaved kids to sit through 7 periods a day of dystopian classrooms full of students making learning impossible. Instead we pull out the disrupters to a Friday feelings day and let them do talk therapy while playing fusbal. I’m sure there will be a study that says “it can lead to ….” and that means it will. Because we believe human nature can be perfected. Because we are teachers.
I am in favor of it. I believe that inflicting corporeal punishment is never the proper solution. We could still discipline the kids while respecting their dignity.
Chief
How does physical violence respect one’s dignity?
I am not in favor of it in any way. We can raise the next generation into fully functioning adults with no trauma if only we become patient in terms of child rearing. We need to better for the future of our children. Break the cycle of trauma!
I am not in favor of it in any way. We can raise the next generation into fully functioning adults with no trauma if only we become patient in terms of child rearing. We need to better for the future of our children. Break the cycle of trauma!
I can't imagine any professional educator supporting the use of corporal punishment. You know the research! When I was in Texas in 95-200 it was legal (probably still is - haven't checked) and our parents had to sign a waiver if they did/did not want their kid paddled, but none of our administrators were willing to paddle a kid anyway so it was a moot point. Even if I thought it was a good idea to paddle a kid, I'm sure that legal advisors would recommend against it. Just too risky.
It’s legal in 19 states. So much for the assurance about “legal advisors”.