School discipline

Corporal punishment as explained by Frechette, Zoratti, and Romano (2015) is a form of discipline often defined as the “use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for the purposes of correction or control of the child’s behavior.” (p.135) Corporal punishment techniques (spanking) have existed for many years and has been a permanent form of discipline when dealing with children. There are various ways that parents familiarize their child with…

child abuse or a form of discipline? Some individuals believe corporal punishment is a form of child abuse. Whereas, other individuals believe corporal punishment is a form of discipline. Corporal punishment is an explicit practice related to families and by banning it in the U.S it will affect the tradition many families still value. In addition, corporal punishment prevents future negative acts and behaviors from recurring, corporal punishment teaches the child self-discipline. Traditionally,…

There is a long ongoing discussion about how parents should discipline their children. Some believe that the best way to punish their children is corporal punishment (physical punishment). However, others believe that corporal punishment is harmful physically and mentally for their children. There are better ways to discipline children, whether it be time outs or taking away privileges. Also, in school lunch detention or In-School Suspension are great ways to punish to bring behavior change to…

they don’t have good character traits it will start to affect the way of learning. Character traits of high school students will effect them later on in their life. Having good character traits, turn into having good habits, and those habits help the students succeed in school. To be successful as a student having the character traits like optimism, having a good attitude, and self discipline are important. Optimistic students are most…

Spanking has long been implemented as a form of discipline to correct misbehavior in children. As the proverb goes, “Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them”. While spanking, or more professionally referred to as corporal punishment, has stood as a tried and trusted means of discipline, controversy regarding its integrity, value, and effects has been brought to serious question; and really, this shouldn’t be terribly…

In our culture today, more Americans are coming to the belief that physical discipline of kids such as spanking is wrong. Scientists have been more recently carrying out studies on the negative effects of physical discipline, and some parents are concurring that it is the wrong way to handle misbehaving kids. With this change of heart comes more judgement upon public figures who use physical discipline with their kids. One example is with NFL running back Adrian Peterson, who disciplined his son…

Discipline from a childcare perspective is action taken when a child is being physical abusive to other children and they are set aside to think about what they have done. If it becomes an ongoing occurrence the child’s privileges will be taken away. As I was reading the article "Discipline and Punishment: What is the Difference?" I realized from a parent’s perspective even though I am not currently a parent, but when I work with children I feel as if I am a parent because I say things like “My…

The topic of behavior management in class is as old as school itself. Over the course of history schools and teachers have implemented many different strategies to maintain control of twenty to thirty young minds. A model widely used not just in Australia but across the globe was corporal punishment. Used up until the 1970’s in Australia, corporal punishment however barbaric was also a burden for teachers. This burden could take the form of handing out punishments to children whose parents…

Introduction First and foremost I would like to thank Walters Elementary for allowing me the opportunity to discuss and analyze discipline data. As a current candidate for the Principal position, I appreciate the chance to delve deeper into systems that are already in place and potentially aid in the development and implementation of plans to come. I hope that my analysis will help in shedding some light on, and possibly providing some guidance in regards to, disciplinary issues that have been…

A school-wide discipline and behavior management plan needs to be implemented at the classroom level and at the school building level to include all common areas of the school. Students must have their social, emotional, and behavioral needs met before they are prepared for learning. Dr. Knoff reminds us that “the single top predictor of academic achievement is a positive classroom climate that is conducive to learning—students getting five positive interactions for every negative interaction”…