NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2008
200,000 Kids Physically Punished In School
CBS Evening News: Disproportionate Number Of Corporal Punishment Victims Are Minorities
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Play CBS Video Video Corporal Punishment In Schools Corporal punishment is illegal in the majority of the U.S., but remains legal in 21 states. Kelly Wallace reports on a new study that shows some children are more likely to get hit than others.
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"I just felt like I couldn't protect him," Porter said. "I don't, I don't even spank him at home."
According to a new report, boys like Cameron are three times as likely to be paddled in school as girls.
Of the nearly quarter-million kids physically disciplined across the country:
The report's authors say corporal punishment creates a violent school environment, and is not conducive to learning.
"So when you compound that with students who already have obstacles to a good education, like African-American students or special education students, that really creates a double-edged sword," said Alice Farmer, co-author of the Human Rights Watch report.
Corporal punishment is against the law in schools in most of the country, but it remains legal in 21 states, from Wyoming to Florida.
And often it takes the form of paddling. A teacher or an administrator uses a board to hit a child on the behind.
Opponents call it a form of abuse. But supporters say it works.Learn more and read the report.
"You know, they may think about doing something but when they think about corporal punishment, that fear will make them say, 'No, I don't think I'm going to do that right now,'" said former junior high school principal Anthony Price.
There's been little research done on the effectiveness of corporal punishment in schools, but plenty of studies have shown it doesn't work in the home.
"It makes them more aggressive, more delinquent and makes them have more mental health problems," said Elizabeth Gershoff, assistant professor of social work at the University of Michigan. "Some of these outcomes even last until adulthood."
Heather Porter's son now goes to another pre-school. She hopes the paddling he received at his old one will be his last.
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See all 97 CommentsThe true victims are the teachers and the unfortunate kids that want to learn as the illiterate, undisciplined minorities cause troublr in the class.
Of course more minorities are punished. they are the animals causing all the trouble.
I say spank em when they need it. A three year old can be spanked on the rear (NOT the back, or legs, or arms, or head) with a hand. No paddle necessary. Specifically administered spankings are not beatings. It teaches respect of authority.
It%u2019s no wonder teachers today have to have teacher%u2019s aids in the classrooms. We%u2019re suffering from an undisciplined educational system, which has spawned an undisciplined society. Proof of an undisciplined society is readily seen in the sub-prime debacle. The mess that our economy is in can be directly linked to people who are undisciplined. They feel entitled to have what they want without waiting, so they sign contracts they feel no responsibility to fulfill, if it is difficult. Their word means nothing! They cry about have the lenders mistreated them for loaning them money they could never repay, and yet they signed the contracts. Now, they want to call King%u2019s %u201CX and protest that it''s not their fault or responsibility. Don''t hold them accountable. Don''t spank them financially. Don''t let them suffer the consequences of their self-centeredness. Protect them from the consequences of their deeds like you did in school.
Maybe. Just maybe. If they''d been struck a few times when they needed it in school, they''d have learned some valuable life lessons that one just doesn%u2019t learn in time-out!
It%u2019s no wonder teachers today have to have teacher%u2019s aids in the classrooms. We%u2019re suffering from an undisciplined educational system, which has spawned an undisciplined society. Proof of an undisciplined society is readily seen in the sub-prime debacle. The mess that our economy is in can be directly linked to people who are undisciplined. They feel entitled to have what they want without waiting, so they sign contracts they feel no responsibility to fulfill, if it is difficult. Their word means nothing! They cry about have the lenders mistreated them for loaning them money they could never repay, and yet they signed the contracts. Now, they want to call King%u2019s %u201CX and protest that it''s not their fault or responsibility. Don''t hold them accountable. Don''t spank them financially. Don''t let them suffer the consequences of their self-centeredness. Protect them from the consequences of their deeds like you did in school.
Maybe. Just maybe. If they''d been struck a few times when they needed it in school, they''d have learned some valuable life lessons that one just doesn%u2019t learn in time-out!
Spocks mother didnt smack but controlled her children by instilling a strongsense of guilt, which I feel is a cruel way of disciplining children.
Well, my husbands experience at school is that most children who are not spanked are rotters, so my thinking on this one is that the poor teacher had had enough of his rotten behavour. All my generation were spanked many times in their little lives and funny but there was very little stealing, killings, and break and entering.. hmmm I wonder why??? It couldnt be because they were disciplined could it, but now when they are naughty they get days of negative attention when they get to see the principal, Dr, then psyc then presents for if they are good etc, hrs, weeks or months of attention, and the good child gets nothing...
We learnt self discipline because we were disciplined. If I hear that a parent doesnt believe in smacking, I keep clear.. I had two very bright strong willed children who need many smacks, and one who didnt need hardly any and a daughter who deeded some, and guess what!!! one is now a policeman, one works in the police force, one is a senior project manager of comercial buildings and the other is a mum who is also bring up her very bright strong willed children the same way and they are beautiful children..
Sterilize yourself. I beg you. We don''t need any more people. Stop breeding!
"(CBS/ AP) A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, as other teenagers watched in horror as the victim clutched his chest and fell to the floor"
What were those pre-school people thinking of? Were they trying to correct that kid into becoming a normal human being? God forbid!
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Posted by Good4Always at 09:45 AM : Aug 21, 2008
Then shouldn''t we do this in prison? Beat them and then tell them that we still love them? If it works for kids it ought to work for adults too.
Perhaps it''s because that''s illegal... you assault and battery.
Well, maybe you SHOULD, so he''ll behave in school... and the teacher won''t have to parent him!
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