I thought this had been banned years ago?
More than 200,000 children were spanked or paddled in U.S. schools during the past school year, human rights groups reported Wednesday.
"Every public school needs effective methods of discipline, but beating kids teaches violence, and it doesn't stop bad behavior," wrote Alice Farmer, the author of a joint report from Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. "Corporal punishment discourages learning, fails to deter future misbehavior and at times even provokes it."
Bullshit it doesn't deter misbehavior. When I was in school, the principle had a very large wooden paddle over his desk and it was a threat that if you were acting up, you got swatted. When my parents heard that I had gotten into trouble at school, I got swatted again.
But of course, you see these people whining on about how we should coddle these kids and how we should let them do what they want, when they want.
You can see what that attitude has gotten us. It's gotten us kids who can't spell, who get into trouble with the law, act up in your local Target, and don't act like you haven't seen these kids when you were shopping, you know I'm right.
I'm even willing to bet that one particular reader of mine who has 5 kids has had to lay down the back of her hand from time to time. :)
Allowing children to be discipline free or to be disciplined in "timeouts" doesn't work. A healthy swat on the butt and a "NO" works WAY better then a nose in the corner.
But no, let's not look at that. Let's invoke racism into the story too!
The punishment is disproportionately applied to black students, according to the organizations. During the 2006-07 school year, for instance, black students made up 17.1 percent of the nationwide student population but 35.6 percent of those paddled at schools.
Black girls were paddled at twice the rate of their white counterparts in the 13 states using corporal punishment most frequently. And although boys are punished more often than girls, the report found that African-American students in general are 1.4 times more likely to receive corporal punishment.
Doesn't say WHAT these kids did, just that they got swatted more often then other students. Sure, let's not look at if the kid did what he is accused of, let's look at the color of his skin instead.
It's the same thing with people in prison. Liberals love to tell you about how black folks make up X amount of percentage of our population but are Y amount of a percentage in jail. Don't bother to find out if they are guilty of rape, robbery, or murder, just twist that little fact into the last line of your argument.
Andrea Cancellare said her then-13-year-old son was paddled -- or "swatted" -- three years ago for flicking rubber bands in class, despite the fact she had written a letter directing school officials in Alpine, Texas, not to use corporal punishment against him. School officials told her they could not find the letter when she complained.
When she approached the principal and superintendent, Cancellare said, they told her that "most parents like this because it takes care of the punishment. It gets the kids back in class. It doesn't disrupt instruction. It's like the quick and dirty way of dealing with discipline problems."
Hey Andrea, how about you be a better parent and the principal won't have to discipline your kid for you? You know, don't coddle the kid. I know, I know, it's a wild theory, but I think that a parent who keeps an eye on their kid and punishes them accordingly, tend to have kids who are well behaved.
You know, how parents acted in previous generations. If you're above say 30 years old, think back to when you were growing up. You were afraid of your dad if you messed up. That's the way it's supposed to be. It helps teach you right from wrong and when you grow up and go out into society, you're a productive member of it and don't end up in jail or dead. That's what your parent's job is.
Travis
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