Positive Discipline

is controlling their relations, and the second is separating them out of their dangerous mixtures. This was done by supervision and discipline. Discipline is described as an effective agent of change, such as increasing power, and broadening the fronts of attacks with out reducing strength. Discipline is what brings power into play. Foucault believes, "the disciplines function increasingly as techniques for making useful individuals." The abuse of power in our society is shown through the whole…

Should We Pay Children for Getting Good Grades? Timmy Hodgeon was a very kind and respectful child, and he was known as “Generous Timmy” by his neighborhood’s people. Every day, Timmy would help his mother do house chores and volunteer in cleaning the neighborhood for the community. He would always think about others before even thinking about himself, and he would always think about giving rather than receiving. Timmy was the ideal child in the eyes of the people, but he had one problem. He…

Foucault particularly accentuates how this new wave method of imprisonment becomes an instrument of more effective jurisdiction: ''to punish less, but certainly to punish better'' Foucault, M. (1977). Discipline and punish. Additionally, he maintains that that this new means of punishment becomes the seed for ever growing control of an entire society with hospitals, factories, and even educational institutions modeled on the modern prison system. However…

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…

Most of the maturity comes from their early childhood discipline from their parents. Physical punishment is an effective parenting method, but there are situations where abuse is involved with alcoholic parents. Although, physical punishment is effective it’s not the only way to discipline children. In eastern…

"Panopticism" is a social theory created by Michel Foucault in his book Discipline and Punish. He defines this term as “the general principle of a new 'political anatomy ' whose object and end are not the relations of sovereignty but the relations of discipline" (Foucault 191). In other words, Foucault believes that institutions like the military, schools, and hospitals are controlled by requiring everyone to obey the rules and by punishing those who do not follow the rules to improve the…

Beep beep beep beep! The alarm reads 5:30 time to get up she thrust her hand towards the alarm clock to turn it off. She leans over and gets up slowly yawning and stretching out her nights rest, thank god it’s Friday she says joyfully only half a day of work and I’m done, weekend here I come. As she’s almost done getting ready she remembers to bring her rig boots and fire retardant suit, today there going out to a rig site and look around at what the riggers do all day and what equipment they…

Over the course of years Forensic Anthropology and Biology has coincided with the criminal court system, and has had the ability to help face dangerous individuals with justice and to find these individuals guilty. Forensic Biology is defined as the application of science where the process of identifying badly decomposed, skeletal, or that of unidentified human remains is done. Forensic Anthropology is defined as the application of science that involves the physical anthropology to the criminal…

Spoiled and Indulged Children Spoiled, literally meaning to diminish, destroy or devalue the quality of something is an adjective often applied to people. With the word being commonly used amongst adolescents, when applied to children, spoiled refers to a child being overindulged by their parents. Usually used in a derogatory manner, referring to a child as “spoiled” devalues their character. Implying that: spoiled children receive anything they please without having to use competence or effort…

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood shows an imaginative attempt to conceive a future where women have lost their autonomy and rights, and where the American government is run by conservative moral and religious ideals. Atwood creates a dystopian story which frames itself through Michel Foucault’s Panopticon. The panoptic establishment relies upon complete visibility, a hierarchical organization of power, and an enclosed space. These three concepts are all prevalent throughout the novel. The…