Corporal punishment in schools (how to avoid)

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1 Definition Corporal punishment: violence inflicted on children by parents, teachers, guardian and others in the name of “discipline. • Discipline: is training that corrects, molds or perfects the mental facilities or moral character.

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Definition

• Corporal punishment: violence inflicted on children by parents, teachers, guardian and others in the name of “discipline” . • Discipline: is training that corrects, molds or

perfects the mental facilities or moral character.

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Types:

School corporal punishmentParental or domestic corporal

punishmentJudicial corporal punishment

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Ways of Corporal punishment

striking

slapping

(Bamboo) Cane Rod

Stick Ruler Strap

Clothes hanger

mild chastisementsE.g. shaking by the arm or shoulder

split jump

Whipping

spanking

stand up

beating

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Banned

Legal for parents

Legal for parents and school

Legal for parents and governmentLegal for school, government and parents

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The effects of corporal punishment

(1) Direct physical harm

• Corporal punishment kills thousands of children each year, injures many more and is the direct cause of many children’s physical impairments. Research in countries in all regions attests to the severity of the physical violence which children experience in the name of “discipline”.

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(2) Increased aggression in children

• The reasons may include that aggression is a reflexive response to experiencing pain, that children learn that violence is an appropriate method of getting what you want and that children copy their parents’ behavior. Children describe feeling aggressive after being physically punished.

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(3) Increased antisocial behavior

• Corporal punishment has been found to be a factor in behaviors such as bullying, lying, cheating, running away, truancy, school behavior problems and involvement in crime as a child and young adult

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(4)Mental harm and indirect physical harm

• Corporal punishment is emotionally as well as physically painful and its links to poor mental health in childhood are clear. Corporal punishment is significantly associated with a decrease in children’s mental health, including with behavior disorders, anxiety disorders, depression and hopelessness.Later studies have found associations with suicide attempts, alcohol and drug dependency, low self-esteem, hostility and emotional instability

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PROBLEMS:• Lack of student involvement• Noise • Cheating in exams• The students may not attend the class• The students may not listen to the teacher• The students may not do their homeworks or tasks • The students may come to the class on purpose• The students do different kinds of things in the class

such as sleeping or drawing pictures etc.

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SOLUTIONS:• The teacher should choose activities which appeal to

the students • The teacher may set some classroom rules with the

students • The teacher should try to keep the students as busy as

possible and should not let them to be interested in different things

• The teacher should attend personal development courses

• The teacher may want one of her collegues to help her

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• The teacher should take the attendance regularly to solve the problems about attending the class

• The teacher should talk with the students and decide what to do with the late comers

• The teacher may ask for one of her collegue’s help in the exams in order to prevent cheating

• The teacher may talk to some students individually, if it is necessary

• The teacher should work cooperatively with the ministry

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ALTERNATIVES FOR CHANGE IN THE SCHOOL AND CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT

• Encourage programs that emphasize early diagnosis and intervention for school problems including problems of staff and problems of students

• Encourage programs that emphasize values, school pride, and personal responsibility and that support the mental health needs of children

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• Monitor school and classroom environments continuously to facilitate early detection of difficulties and facilitate proactive problem solving to address behavior difficulties

• Encourage development of fair, reasonable, and consistent rules with input from students, parents, school personnel, and community members about the nature of the rules and appropriate consequences for violations

• Promote strong family–school collaboration and parent support

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7. Conclusion

Children who grow in an environment with love will learn to show

gratitude in the future;

children grow in an environment with tolerance will learn to show

tolerance in the future;

children who grow in an environment with practice of democratic

disciplines will learn liberalism in the future;

children who grow in an environment with forgiveness will learn to

show compassion in the future.

I do hereby bring up the following advices for educators’ reference:

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