Corporal punishment is a form of physical punishment that involves the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behaviour deemed unacceptable. The term usually refers to methodically striking the offender with an implement, whether in judicial, domestic, or educational settings.
No I do not agree with corporal punishment because at times the punishment can be a lot more serious than the original "crime". In education having to be hit as a punishment can be cruel. First of all the child would be in pain and not actually thinking about what they did wrong. Next, they would be wondering how it is that they were caught. Finally, the child would start thinking of ways in which they will not get caught. After the teacher is done with the punishment, the child would just continue to do what they did until they become immune to the pain. What happens after that?
ReplyDeleteIn a court of law how do we know that the punishment was reasonable? Yes the punishment may seem reasonable at first but then it could have a whole different meaning to what we initially thought. Since they are lawyers, they know the laws better than a civilian so they know how to make the law seem better than it actually is.
At home poor kid already had a bad day at school since the teacher beat him because corporal punishment is allowed. So now the kid goes home and the parents already know about what he did and it is their turn to imply their punishment. So not only does the kid get punished at school but at home as well. He gets it twice for the same thing. How is that fair?
I see your point, because many people do think of another strategy to prevent from getting in trouble. It is not fair that some people get punished for whatever reason, but in some form it does serve discipline.
DeleteI disagree with your point. First, like any other Latino student, I bet you have been discipline in a way that is similar to corporal punishment. I believe if a person explains to their kids the reason why they are punish and then they discipline it will make them think twice before breaking the rules. The key to corporal punishment is having that explanation before the discipline.
Delete***Wilber Gutierrez***
What do you mean by a whole different meaning, is it about the punishment? Most of us try to do things and try not to get caught, so what would happen to us then, we get punished with things less severe(a lot less) and we do the same thing over and over, these students who do get punished most likely will think twice before doing it again.I agree with what you are saying but after the "whooping" the child would think before doing anything wrong.
DeleteI agree with Jesus's point. Wilber, your statement, "Like any other Latino student, I bet you have been discipline in a way that is similar to corporal punishment" is a complete assumption, thus I feel like that statement is not creditable. I agree with Reyna's statement, "we do the same thing over and over, these students who do get punished most likely will think twice before doing it again."
DeleteI completely agree with Jesus' statement. The corporal punishment a child receives might be more severe than the actual wrongdoing. Also, physically hurting a child just makes the adults actions look worse than the child's.
DeleteI disagree with your statement because you seem to be confusing corporal punishment and child abuse with each other. Corporal punishment is a method to stop children from misbehaving and to get them to follow the rules by applying a consequence to their actions. It would be good because it would reduce the bad behavior and encourage students to follow the rules. There are certain regulations about corporal punishment which set it apart from abuse. It is a good way to teach children right from wrong, and it would not cause them to become worse, as you seem to believe.
Delete--Karina Mejia--
In the issue of corporal punishment, I agree to it because the corporal punishment it’s a simple and correct method to educate young people in the past, present and future. Although many people misunderstand corporal punishment, they think that hitting and abusing a kid is corporal punishment but they are in fact incorrect. For corporal punishment to occur the person apply the method should be concern with the infraction committed, the law (rule) that was broken. When a law is broken of course the punishment is applied, is not necessary spanking them, it could be standing during class or no recess etc. The student getting the corporal punishment should know the reason why he is getting the method apply to him. In a sense, this method will guide him and help the individual learn that when a rule is broken there are consequences. Many people say, “The student will not learn after the corporal punishment is apply, they will just do it again”, I completely disagree with this statement because when a little kid gets burn with fire, he will not be that dumb to continue to play with it. Keep in might that this method has been successful for long time, it’s even stated in the bible, “Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die”( proverbs 23:13) while the bible continue by stating that “He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly” (proverbs 13:24). So then remember that corporal punishment has been around for many years and has been a perfect method to educate and teach good morals to students.
ReplyDelete****Wilber Gutierrez***
Okay so what happens when the punishment is too harsh? will the authority figure just say, "My bad" and move on with his life? How do we know what is the right amount of punishment. You say good morals but there are some cases when the child is traumatized by the events that happened in their childhood and want their children to experience the same thing.
DeleteA parent does not come with a booklet of instruction stating how much you should spank a kid or what to do. But a good parent will learn the proper amount of punishment. In the case of kids been traumatize, I am not traumatize and I do not see you traumatize. Also why would a parent want to their kids to experience the same thing they experience. Your statement is conditional in a sense because its very likely to happen.
Delete***WilbeR Gutierrez****
Some children are extremely sensitive, so even a small amount of spanking can traumatize them. I believe there has to be a set limit on the punishment because parents have different opinions or viewpoints on how and how much punishment the child should get. I agree with Wilber's statement that Jesus's statement is conditional.
DeleteI agree corporal punishment is a good way to discipline kids. I disagree that teachers should punish them with no recess or standing in class because they can still do the same action that got them in trouble in the first place. Some kids may not learn from their action and can still do it again, which is why corporal pinishment should be allowed in schools.
DeleteCorporal punishment is ok to a certain extent. If the child is constantly being "disciplined" most of the time than he/she has not learned his/her lesson of their wrong doing. So, then what will the educator do next give up or keep trying to discipline the child?I believe corporal punishment should be left up to the parents and not to the teacher. I understand that not all parents believe that corporal punishment is good but if most parents would see how their child acts up in school, mostly likely they would change their mond about corporal punishment.
ReplyDeleteYou're right it should be to a certain extent. I also believe that the parent should be the only one's who should give a child their punishment. It is only fair since it how the parent raises their child to be how they are.
DeleteI agree with you in the way that some parents do not agree with corporal punishemt. I also disagree in a way that what if parents have to work and does not have time to discipline their child. Also not all parents pay attention to what their child does in school.
DeleteI am confused about your argument. So do you believe that corporal punishment should be decided by parents or administered by parents? Also, if a child is still acting up, there are other forms of discipline that the teacher can try. These forms may not be other types of corporal punishment because "spanking" is not the only method.
Delete-Marisol Jacobo
I disagree with your statement that corporal punishment should determine on the parents instead of the teacher because most of the time, students act bad because their parents don't do anything about it. If no consequence is being applied to stop students from acting bad at home, corporal punishment at school will encourage them to act better and stop their habits to stop receiving punishment. Corporal punishment is a way to encourage good behavior in a student and it will eventually teach them to be good in order to avoid punishment. In a way, students stop misbehaving because they have a sense of fear from receiving corporal punishment, which will prevent them from acting out anymore and receiving more punishment, and it will not cause their actions to be worse, because the more pain and consequences they will receive.
Delete--Karina Mejia--
I agree with you point but in many cases the parent will not care their kids behaviors in school.Its a sad truth but many parents are very ignorant to do something about their kids improper behavior at school. So then who should educated the student??
ReplyDelete***wilber Gutierrez***
Corporal punishment should be administered at schools. However, I do believe that there should be strict rules and regulations. For example, teachers cannot hit a child just because they have a personal vendetta towards him or her. Also, they cannot abuse their authority. Now on the other hand, I do believe that corporal punishment would teach students discipline because the reality is most children or students do not want to get hit. Some students have been neglected by their parents so do not know discipline. I believe this will strongly motivate students to rise to their potential and do the best they can.
ReplyDelete-Marisol Jacobo
When thinking about corporal punishment the idea of teaching children manners comes to my mind. Corporal punishment can be used as a way of devolping children's behavior not just in schools but also at their homes. If corporal punishment was in schools then they can discipline kids if parents do not have the time. Therefore this should be used in schools becuase generations can improve in the future. It can also be a way for children to understand better instead of being talked to and learn from their mistakes and not do them any more.
ReplyDeleteI see your point on improving children's behavior, but in school? Teachers shouldn't have the upperhand on punishing someone's child. How would you like it if a teacher punished your child? I know that personally I would be upset because no one gave the teacher(s) the right to discipline my child. Also think of it as if you were the student. You would not like it if you recieved a severe punishment. you would want to admit your mistake and end the agonizing pain.
DeleteI agree with your statement but what if Corporal punishment isn't a solution the problem. Not every child is going to learn that way. When you say "...instead of being talked to..." are you saying that that method isn't effective?
DeleteI agree with your opinion because I do believe that corporal punishment in school can help the children become more respectful toward their teachers and peers. I feel that when beaten, that you won't do what you did wrong the second time because you have learned your lesson.
DeleteWhen I looked up the definition of corporal punishment it stated that corporal punishment is the intentional act of disciplining by inflicting physical pain as retribution for an offense or wrongdoing. I quickly noticed I disagree with this because when solving an incident violence is never the answer. Are you familiar with the phrase "monkey see, monkey do"? Studies show that corporal punishment trains children to be violent to other children and also interferes with the students and other students learning time. Also this will carry on into adulthood too which those students who received corporal punishment will continue to extinguish out corporal punishment to their children because that is what they were thought. It is good to practice what you want to see later on in life and demonstrating to the students and kids that you can solve any problem without violence will help them understand that violence is never the answer.
ReplyDeleteI agree with violence is not the answer to solving an issue. If the child is going to be traumatized after his/her disciplining than he/she was abused.yes it does interfere with learning time but the student shouldn't been interrupting or whatever he/she was doing.
DeleteI believe corporal punishment is an effective method of training a younger generation of students under the guidelines of set rules and regulations. It’s been proven that small forms of corporal punishment effectively change the behavior of children in lower grade levels. Corporal punishment does not necessarily mean inflecting pain or hurting someone to change their behavior. Corporal punishment is another form of discipline; students can be given timeouts, verbal punishments, or stripped from specific privileges. In time, children will develop good behavior skills and become better students and citizens as they grow-up. With better behavior skills, will come better education and better communities. Children will be more involved in their community and will be more focused on earning a higher level education.
ReplyDeleteThe whole issue about corporal punishment is simply absurd. I believe that this type of punishment is ironic because teachers, parents, or other authority, tend to believe that it's an effective way to discipline young people, but sometimes it exposes violence. It could lead to violence because If the child constently recieves severe consequences then it's obvious that they are not learning nor trying to prevent from doing something wrong. In a way I could understand why people believe that giving this punishment may work, but the way I see it is that there are other ways to discipline children in a more subtle manner.
ReplyDeleteI believe that corporal punishment is good and bad in some cases. It can be good because it would show that person discipline. Also they would be able to see what is right and what is wrong. It can be bad in some cases because it not always going to be a serious or bad situation. For example let say that a student is bulling another student. Then the bully would need a corporal punishment. Maybe when he is being punish he could learn some discipline. Also it should be up to the parents if corporal punishment is ok. Most parents might know that there kid might act different in school because of the people they hang out with. So the parents would say to punish them. Maybe the kid acts up because the kid does not get any attention at home. Maybe corporal punishment could help the kid out in life. By that person being discipline he would show his kids discipline and try to make the world a better place without violence.
ReplyDelete-Roberto Diaz
I agree corporal punishment is a good form of discipline. I understand with what youre trying to say. Your argument is good, but you need to elaborate on it more.
DeleteCorporal punishment should not be allowed due to the fact that it can end up hurting someone both physically or emotionally. When it comes to punishment, the authority figure has to know how far to go. For the most part, the problem with corporal punishment is that everyone's view on punishment is different. Not everyone is going to agree on the punishment or not everyone approves of physical discipline, especially if it is directed to their children. With children, especially if they are younger, it can lead to an emotional problems or it can lead them into being violent.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to Corporal Punishment I believe that it is not necessarily the right thing to do when a child misbehaves or does something bad. I am pretty sure no one ever liked getting “whooped” because they did something bad at school; one never knows what kind of harassment the child might be going through at home that may be causing them to misbehave. I think there are several different tactics a school district can take other then simply giving that child “a good whooping” as one would refer to. Maybe instead of applying any type of pain to the child, one can simply pull the child aside and speak to him/her and try and make them understand that what they did was wrong. If that does not work then it is possibly the appropriate time to call home and notify the parents of the child’s misbehavior. Then of coarse the parents can implicate their type of punishments at home instead of “whooping” the child at school. Corporal punishment should not be allowed at school to because one never knows if the child is being targeted by a racist teacher. For example maybe the child is a Latino child, and for some reason he is the only one that is getting “whooped” every day while there are other kids in the class that misbehave worse then he does. This is another reason why I think Corporal Punishment should not be allowed.
ReplyDeleteIn the issue of corporal punishment, it is a good method to discipline and teach children a lesson of what they are doing wrong, but it should not be taken too far. Beating children constantly is not a good factor because it is defeating the whole purpose of teaching them a lesson. When I looked up corporal punishment, it said that it is a form of physical punishment or for the disciplining of the wrongdoer. It is to teach manners to teachers, parents and peers, therefore it should be in school to keep them in check.
ReplyDeleteI understand that corporal punishment can be an effective method to discipline a child, but is it really necessary? There are always other means in which children can be educated and disciplined for their wrongdoing. Besides nothing guarantees that a child will stop misbehaving after being hit.
DeleteCorporal punishment is a form adults have of setting authority over children. Many concur that corporal punishment is necessary because it will prevent children from misbehaving again. Therefore, they find it to be acceptable. Although they might have valid reasons to implement corporal punishment, it is immoral to hit children just to discipline them. There are other solutions to this issue. Not only is it hurting them physically, but a child can be hurt physiologically. Corporal punishment should not be permitted whatsoever.
ReplyDeleteI'am sorry, but in my opinion corporal punishment is the best solution that will discipline not children, but young adults. Adults are expected to behave in a acceptable manner and are willing to cooperate in any given tasks. Corporal punishment is not only based on physical discipline, but it can also be practiced by simply standing the "class clown" in the corner and commanding him/her to stand with a book in each hand for a certain amount of time. To my belief, this is the less controversial punishment that everyone may agree upon, especially parents.
DeleteCorporal Punishment can be taken as a disciplinary action that could inflict pain onto a person or a student, which is at school. Such as Students at school would cause trouble and disruption for others because it hinders their education and deserved to be punished for it. Although it can be wrong for over abusing the corporal punishment law in hurting another person constantly can be abusive and physically injuring them many times. There can always be options to handle a person or student to punish them instead of physical injury such as sit in the corner or being sent out to another class room can be a few methods to do. Overall Corporal Punishment might be over the limit from hurting students many times but only if the schools they are in have a set of rules that includes Corporal Punishment, other schools would not actually do this to their students just because they did something to aggravate them from the persons behavior or what he has done wrong.
ReplyDelete-Jose A. Medina
I understand with what youre trying to say, but i disagree. Corporal punishment isnt abuse, its simply disciplining them. They are two very differet things.
DeleteCorporal punishment should be issued in school because it is a good tool to discipline children. Rules must be established in order to issue corporal punishment. For example, students who cause problems and disrupts the classroom only get detention or suspended. It doesnt teach them a lesson and they will most likley act up again. Additionally, some may disagree and say its child abuse, but they are two very different things.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your observation about students that are disruptive and known as the trouble-makers of the class, are immune to detentions and suspensions. Resulting into misbehaving again during class. Except, what rules will be inflicted along with corporal punishment? Keep in mind that, yes it is easy to bring up an idea, but how well will it function when put into play?
DeleteMy opinion on this topic would be that mostly both way because I see the ups and downs of it. One if the child is punish by another way besides whiting the child would be to have them stand in the corner or on their knees. These many other what's to punish I child for bad behavior. Then again I wouldn't like it because the parents should be the ones to handle their kids it shouldnt be the school job. I mean ya they can enforce certain punishments for bad behavior but it shouldn't be to where teachers should be the ones to tell the the student how to act it should be the parents job to already be teaching them that
ReplyDeletePresently teens have become more rebellious than before, due to negative influences. Corporal punishment issues to inflict physical pain to students, teaching them that what they did was wrong. In addition corporal punishment will be monitored and assigned with rules to follow. Keep in mind that today's youth is twice more rebellious and arrogant than before, that no matter who it may be in front of their face yelling at them or trying to teach them a lesson, it is a fifty percent chance that the teen will want to get revenge on who ever it was that had spanked them. Therefore, corporal punishment will only make matters worst, than what the circumstance may be.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I agree with corporal punishment because it encourages good behavior in students and stops misbehavior and foolishness to occur at school. By inflicting a consequence to a student after they broke a rule or regulation, a punishment stops them from making that mistake and making them second think themselves before preforming it again. It will create a better learning environment and students to become better and respect their teachers and adults around them more. I noticed that people back then use to respect their elders, while people are so disrespectful now a days and something is needed to stop it from becoming worse. Inflicting punishment to students in school will help them act better and their will be positive outcomes from it.
ReplyDelete--Karina Mejia--