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cbs11tv.com - Johnson County Mother Says Joshua School Took Corporal Punishment Too Far (http://cbs11tv.com/local/student.Corporal.Punishment.2.710847.html - broken link)
I just wonder what is going on in the minds of the adults who think that taking a wooden board and striking another human being solves anything. This near adult student missed a class, and was struck so hard that he bled. I hope that this family takes legal action.
Not being on time is a really bad excuse for hitting someone, especially a 17 yo boy, c'mon. He must be a really nice boy though, because most that age wouldn't stand for the humiliation of being hit like that.
I can't think of an educationally sound reason to promote violence in school. Children have made mistakes for years. So have teachers. We don't hit prisoners, mental patients, day care children, pre school students, children in foster care. We don't hit wives and slaves anymore. Why school children?
Students will make mistakes. I challenge the educated sector to model best practice. Picking up a wooden board and hitting a child is not best practice. Why do some cling to it? What is accomplished through hitting a child that can not be done by talking or using other effective discipline? What training do educators receive to teach how to hit children with wooden boards? If there is no "right" way and educationally sound way to do it, why do some professionals still hold onto this practice?
"Children have made mistakes for years. So have teachers. We don't hit prisoners, mental patients, day care children, pre school students, children in foster care. We don't hit wives and slaves anymore. Why school children?"
Bingo! That might be one of the most lucid and intelligent posts that I've read on this forum. A direct relationship between behavior and consequence can be taught without striking someone. Period.
Also in agreement with what you said, I find it hard to believe that you can teach a child that a mistake is not a failure, but instead an opportunity to learn, if you strike them for making a mistake.
hey pegmom....who are you and what cause are you working for? all of your posts about education are negative. you are always putting down educators and taking up for students. i challenge you to go to a junior high or high school for a month and observe the idiotic things kids do. of course, that would take too much effort on your part. it is much easier to sit back and look for negative articles on the internet isn't it?
cbs11tv.com - Johnson County Mother Says Joshua School Took Corporal Punishment Too Far (http://cbs11tv.com/local/student.Corporal.Punishment.2.710847.html - broken link)
I just wonder what is going on in the minds of the adults who think that taking a wooden board and striking another human being solves anything. This near adult student missed a class, and was struck so hard that he bled. I hope that this family takes legal action.
WoW, what a savage thing to do. Anyone who thinks paddling a kid for being late to class should have their head examined. Talk about cruel and unusual punishment!
for missing one class? that sounds like momma's way of saying he skipped class doesn't it? of course, it is not her kid's fault....it was by mistake of band teachers.
cbs11tv.com - Johnson County Mother Says Joshua School Took Corporal Punishment Too Far (http://cbs11tv.com/local/student.Corporal.Punishment.2.710847.html - broken link)
I just wonder what is going on in the minds of the adults who think that taking a wooden board and striking another human being solves anything. This near adult student missed a class, and was struck so hard that he bled. I hope that this family takes legal action.
The same thing that goes through the minds of adults who think that spanking their children solves anything. I've grown tired of your posts. Yes, corporal punishment is bad and should be banned. We got that part. I'm sure there's not a single day that goes by without some inappropriate use of this outdated approach to discipline. But it's really out of our hands and up to the local and state agencies. I would so rather hear about some other issue at this point. There's tons of them.....that predate and perhaps contribute to the events which lead to school administered corporal punishment.
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