Banning corporal punishment of children corporal punishement is used in many countries as a method of controlling and disciplining students.does the evidence show that corporal punishement is an effective discipline technique in schools?discuss

Running head : Corporal Punishment in School

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Corporal Punishment in School

The question of whether corporal punishment of children should be illegal or legal is complex and a subject of discussion . This is because some people hold corporal punishment as irreplaceable and effective way of disciplining a child hence it should be encouraged and legalized . The other group argues that human beings have the right to protection of their physical integrity . If children are human beings , they must enjoy the benefits of this

law . Undoubtedly , children are human beings and therefore corporal punishment robs them their right and hence should be illegal . This paper seeks to define what corporal punishment of children is . It gives reasons as to why corporal punishment is not effective and should not be allowed in schools

Corporal punishment in school is defined as an intentional act of instilling pain with an aim of disciplining a student with a behavior which is perceived as unacceptable (American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry , 2002 . Corporal punishment is deemed ineffective and counterproductive because of several reasons . Top on the list of these reasons is that striking children makes them hardy and strikers Research studies have shown that hitting children as a punishment instill a sense of aggressiveness and violence to them (Gershon , 2006 This is evidenced at later stages of growth . For instance , if a student was regularly threatened of been beaten because of doing wrong , he tends to be revengeful to his peers by...