Corporal punishment has come under a lot of heat for being a form of public child abuse and, though a lot of people see it that, way I just do not. Ina Subulica states in Corporal Punishment in Schools, "There is a clear difference between punishment and abuse; responsible adults can be trustedto know that difference. Allowing teachers and parents to punish children is no excuse for abusing them, and that is perfectly clear for everyone." Though I may have made it sound like I feel that every situation should be solved with pain that is not the case. I feel that corporal punishment should be an option. We hold adults to a high standard where they should be able to decide what action is right to take. If a kid is acting in a manner not productive to their surroundings then maybe the action to take to deal with it is some sort of counseling or maybe it is corporal punishment. In Should Your Child Be Spanked at School? In 19 States, It's Legal a boy was spanked for roughhousing with another student on a school bus. When I read that I feel that the kid deserved it. Roughhousing on a bus is very dangerous and it is got out of control could distract the driver which would put everyone on the bus at risk of getting injured in a crash. To me that seems like an action that deserves more that just the usual, non-productive saying of "don't do it again."
I have a lot of personal experience with punishment being handed down to me through a swift spank to my rear quarters. I have had a lot of life lessons taught to me while I was bent over being paddled from behind. As a kid there are things that you do not know about how things work in the world, and if you try and do something that is not acceptable in society like I use to try, a spanking made me think twice about ever doing it again. Corporal punishment has a place in society and is a great teacher and I know this from experience.
Travis, I do strongly agree that corporal punishment is an effective means in teaching a child a lesson. However, I cannot decide if this responsibility should be delegated to schools, especially considering that many parents don't use corporal punishment. In addition, determining the exact rules surrounding the use of corporal punishment is difficult, including the age when it stops, how many spankings someone gets, how hard to spank, etc...Spankings were a staple in my household growing up and they definitely instilled enough fear in my brother, sister, and me to respect our parents and their rules. Perhaps, the use of spankings should be advocated along with the proper ways to use corporal punishment, but at the parental level, rather than the school.
ReplyDeleteTravis, I do agree that corporal punishment can be a effective way to punish a child, however, I do not feel that is should be used in schools or by anyone except for parents. Many people have different emotions regarding corporal punishment, and some parents feel spanking is abusing. It should stay up to the parent's descretion on whether or not they spank their kids or put them in time out. I feel this is an issue that needs to stay within a household and left out of school or anything else the government can put their head into.
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