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I Witnessed Corporal Punishment At School

It was abolished a few years after I left and I thought it would lead to worse standards of behavior. I feel I was right. At least the good kids could get on with lessons and bullies feared authority then.
txboyinmidwest · 46-50, M
in my generation parents were given a choice of opting out of corporal punishment or not. I was called into the principal's office in 12th grade asking if my parents would ever sign the opt out of corporal punishment. I said to him if they do you better watch out for lightning or something eles that might signal the end of the world lol
SoFine · 46-50, F
1. 90% of school learning, Will never be used. Reading, writing, addition useful. The rest ??????
2. Perception is just that perception, many teachers are biased.
3. To punish, if perception is biased, to place a child in a desk, then ask them to sit for hours on end, teaching subjects they will never use, is insane.
4. To punish, to harm, under the disguise of more dysfunction.

Real upright behavior comes from the family home, up to the age of 5, the child watches and learns from mum and dad. If mum and dad are shit heads, then to hit at school teaches no more, than to lash out.

The child learns from their mum and dad, they are the real teachers of behavior.

True dissaplin begins at home, that is the parents issue, not the teachers at school.

Reading, writing is for the school.
When I was growing up, some adults had biases, just like they do now. There were always kids who got away with all kinds of crap, while others were punished. All that hitting someone teaches is that hitting a person can control their behavior. Bullies already know that.
MartinII · 70-79, M
I feel I agree with you, Cathy, but also with @bijouxbroussard, if you see what I mean. When I was at school I think fear of the cane helped to encourage good behaviour, and occasionally boys were caned for good reasons. But it could also be abused, and some rules were arbitrary. For instance, if you were caught smoking in school uniform, even outside school, you were caned. Possibly justified, but hardly relevant to behavior in school!
Lynda70 · F
Only those bullies who weren't teachers. Teachers bullying students is still very common.
ASouthernGentleman · 31-35, M
Discipline starts in the home. If parents are not willing to discipline their own kids they are too be blamed for their behaviour. Spanking is the best punishment because it clearly defines where the boundary between right and wrong lies. Kids need to know where and what the boundaries are.
MartinII · 70-79, M
@ASouthernGentleman Agreed, but I think you also need consistent discipline in schools. In my day at school in the UK, everyone knew that if they misbehaved in a serious way they would be caned. Nowadays, the worst a school can do is tell the parents, which might in some cases mean a spanking or caning at home, but in many cases will mean nothing very much at all. And as CathyUK points out, those who suffer are really the good and well disciplined kids.
ASouthernGentleman · 31-35, M
Yes, you do. However,it is the primary duty of the parent to teach their children right from wrong. Not the schools.
1econic · 41-45, M
Did you ever get spanked or caned at school?
harveyrider · 56-60, M
I agree. I spent two years teaching in a school in the Caribbean with strict discipline. Strict discipline meant everyone knew what was and was not acceptable. Children could get on with their lessons, academic standards were high and bullying was largely absent.
its not just the schools its the parents to as they have no way to enforce the rules at home.
MartinII · 70-79, M
@nevergiveup Even if there are rules. It’s perfectly legal in England, though people can be prosecuted for causing actual bodily harm etc.
@MartinII that is true. I spanked my 4 but i was always careful to never go over the top. There bottoms was very red but no lasting marks
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Sharon · F
@DorsetBoy Despite what some like to think, the cane wasn't really all that effective at preventing misbehaviour. We just need to look at the number of times it was used to see that. The risk was part of the fun of misbehaving.
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Sharon · F
@DorsetBoy There are better, more effective ways. It used to be a game for us to see just how much we could get way with before we got the slipper.

 
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