I'm torn on school corporal punishment. I grew up with it, felt it's effects on occasion, and did see it curb bad behavior back in the day. I also saw it misused and used far too often by some teachers. I can see it as tool in the arsenal, not the first option used, but, one that is available. In my district, back in the dark ages, ( I started 1st grade in 1965) It was understood by students and parents alike that a paddling was a possibility. So, unless you were a real problem and did something really serious, parents didn't get called. So, unless you did a complete turn around in the behavior department and went from being a well behaved kid to a little hellion, or you did something like steal, try to seriously hurt someone, or maybe damage school property, your parents most likely didn't get called. If offered the choice between an ISS or a paddling, I'd take the paddling every time, and I'd try to avoid the behavior that caused the choice to be made in the first place, because even thought we accepted it, a padding really was something to be avoided. |