The Pros And Cons Of Corporal Punishment

Physical control marks on the students’ minds for a long time. Some say that this could teach rule-breaking students to be better individuals, but some would say otherwise. Corporal punishment is the causation of physical pain to a person, or in this case, to a student. This started since the middle Ages when whipping became a punishment for minor crimes. In the late 20th century, that is the time where teachers started to do corporal punishment to children.
There are different kinds of punishment given to students in schools. The most common one would be yelling and humiliating the student in front of the class. Some would result to spanking a student with a paddle or a stick. Some would let them kneel on peas or kneel for a long period of …show more content…
One of the most arresting charts in his book, "The Primordial Violence," shows the relationship between spanking and murder among the 50 states. Most kids who are spanked don't grow up to be killers.These correlations are not accidental. "Spanking teaches that it's morally correct to use violence to correct misbehavior," Straus explained. Someone who absorbs this vivid lesson, confronted with objectionable conduct, is more likely to resort to force to stop the conduct.
On the other hand, there are disadvantages to this kind of punishment. It can be hurtful and can cause several injuries to the child. In addition, it could strike fear to the students that could make them stop going to school. Students who experience corporal punishment become emotional because they suffer from pain and embarrassment in front of the class. They would get nervous every time the teacher is in the class, resulting to being traumatized and emotional after experiencing corporal …show more content…
Also, in addition to personal distress, it may lead to vicarious learning of maladaptive methods of problem resolution by those students who witness