Vote totals:
Yes:
50%
No:
50%
Neutral:
0%
DEBATE: CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE REINTRODUCED.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE REINTRODUCED.
bad behaviour is on the increase in the class room
In a survey completed by the Times Educational supplement (1), 6000 teachers were questioned. One in five believed that class room behaviour had deteriorated since the abolition of corporal punishment and they believed the education system would improve with the re-introduction of corporal punishment. We should adhere to the teachers requests.
(1) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/education/3123827/Teachers-Bring-back-the-cane-to-restore-order-in-schools.html
One in five teachers? That is the also the figure then of how many teachers need more training! The only reason why a minority of teachers want to see a reintroduction of corporal punishment is because they do not have any effective discipline methods under their belts. The answer? More training, not resorting to corporal punishment.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE REINTRODUCED.
there has been an increase in crime
It is inevitable that bad classroom behaviour will filter into life outside school. You only have to look at the crime statistics to see that crime has increased dramatically since the abolition of corporal punishment. Between 1981, when corporal punishment was legal and in 1997, after the abolition of corporal punishment, there was a 67% increase in crime (1).
(1)http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/digest4/chapter1.pdf
You cannot single handedly blame the banning of corporal punishment for the rapid rise in crime. There are many factors, and there is nothing that definitively shows that there is a link between the banning of corporal punishment and the rise in crime. There are many things that have changed and the rise in crime is a combination of some or maybe even all of these factors, things like increase in population, increasing living expectations, the poor and the rich living in a close proximity. We should not bring back corporal punishment on a whim that it may possibly decrease the levels of crime.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE REINTRODUCED.
there is a lack of father figues in the home
In the family, there once was a strong male figure that children would fear. However, with the increase in single parent families, often consisting of a mother, that figure has gone. Children fear nothing these days and the reintroduction of corporal punishment would give them some fear and this would curb disruptive behaviour in the classroom.
The education system cannot be a complete substitute for poor parenting, though it has a part to play. Schools may complete social instruction, but what we see now is a lack of even it’s most fundamental aspects, and work on repairing this must start in the home, where children learn by example from their parents.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE REINTRODUCED.
other sanctions have no effect
It is all well and good those on the sidelines saying that giving children a small wrap on the knuckles is morally outrageous but they are not the ones who witness appalling behaviour in the classroom.
If you ask the teachers, those on the front line of disruptive students, a recurring comment is that with corporal punishment off the agenda, there are no sanctions available to teachers for the most stubborn of terrors!
It is true that teachers cannot hit children but this was because beforehand, they abused their power on occasions and this cannot be tolerated in society. The law is there simply to protect the children. Clearly if teachers cannot get children to behave using correct behavioural techniques and being strict but without punishment physically then clearly they are not as qualified as we once thought to handle children.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE REINTRODUCED.
rights culture needs to be impeded
Children’s behaviour has been adversely affected by the rights culture we have in Britain. A teacher cannot threaten a detention, something they are allowed to do, without the retort of “but you can’t take away my freedom”, “you have no right” or “I have rights”. In fact children are acutely aware of how much power they have over the teachers by way of laws and rights, and they use every opportunity to remind the teachers of that fact. If we re-introduced corporal punishment this back chat would cease and the power would be retained by the teachers.
Teachers can impose a detention, regards of the child’s retort. Teachers do have this authority.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE REINTRODUCED.
it will improve the lives of those who are bullied
There is a real feeling amongst those who are bullied that telling the teacher will worsen the problem, not make it better. Victims of bullying fear repercussions. However, if there was a system of corporal punishment behind the teachers, then something could be done which would scare the bullies out of their bullying ways. This would open bully victims up as they would discuss bullying issues with teachers knowing that something definitive could be done.
Often when nothing is done about bullying it is actually the teachers being ignorant to the goings-on of the playground. The teacher could just as easily with that power turn around and strike the bullied child- say for example if they are from a bad background who are not liked by the teacher, yet still bullied by their peers. Having authority would not necessarily make teachers do the right thing. Often with the authority that they possess now, teachers fail to combat bullying- giving them more will not necessarily solve the issue.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE REINTRODUCED.
Asbo’s dont work – swift punishment may prevent ba behaviour later
This is a personal view, but I am sure if the cane had been retained in schools the obscene and violent behaviour that too many young peope negage in would not take place today if that behaviour had resulted inthem being punished
A exclusion or an asbo is seen as a badge of honour no threat
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE REINTRODUCED.
It has been made illegal in so many countries for a reason.
Many countries out-lawed homosexuality, female workers and abortions, but this does not mean that all of those countries were correct to do so. It only means that these countries were in agreement against something, it does not mean that what they were all advocating was logical or reasonable.
The amount of countries that do or do not have corporal punishment out lawedhas no bearing on this debate.
Corporal Punishment has now been completely banned in 24 countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Ukraine, Uruguay and Venezuela. Furthermore, there are numerous countries which are on their way to banning it such as Italy and Nepal, who have forbidden it by the courts but not by law as of yet. Corporal punishment is becoming widely discussed all over the world and the consideration to completely ban it is becoming a frequent query. Therefore, corporal punishment should not be reintroduced as evidently the fact that so many countries are against it portrays the negativity it brings and the banning of it in so many countries must be for a good reason. If there were any doubts all these countries would not have banned it and the UK would not have banned it in schools in the first place! To reinstate something which has already been thoroughly discussed years ago and of which the outcome was negative, would be absurd!
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE REINTRODUCED.
It increases the rate of crime and violence.
This argument lacks statistical backing. There is a reason for this. Because the statistics systematically show that after corporal punishment was made illegal, crime increased, by 67%. The statistics are firmly in favour of the reintroduction of corporal punishment.
Corporal punishment can be associated with higher rates of aggression, more substance abuse and an increased risk of crime and violence as many victims of corporal punishment tend to lash out and repeat this abuse as they don’t know any better. In other words, it teaches children to use physical violence. The fact that corporal punishment increases crime and violence has been supported by the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) which has stated that "the more children are spanked, the more anger they report as adults, the more likely they are to spank their own children, the more likely they are to approve of hitting a spouse and the more marital conflict they experience as adults." Hence, corporal punishment not only starts a vicious circle of violence but also affects the childs life and wellbeing once they become an adult. The government needs to work towards a less violent society, not increasing the amount of violence in society by reintroducing one of its founders.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE REINTRODUCED.
It has negative psychological effects.
If you speak to people who have been subjected to corporal punishment, they state that it was good for them and taught them discipline. If you are going to talk of alcohol dependency then you will have to quantify how many, and also show the link between the corporal punishment and these problems.