Give an idea on how kids should be punished in school?

Question

Time-out,lose of free time,staying after school,writing essays etc... What are your ideas.

Do you feel it is ok for kids to be spanked in school??I think it could be called abuse if it is done.

Answer 1

I come from a generation that paddled kids for misbehaving in schools, but I don't endorse that. The howls of pain from the principal's office from some kid named Jeffrey still resonate in my ears.

When I got caught smoking in the girls' restroom outside the cafeteria in high school, my parents made me copy (in handwritten format) the "no smoking" provision from the student handbook over & over again several hundred times. I felt like Bart Simpson (even though I wouldn't be able to relate to him until years later).

But it worked, because that was the first & last time I ever got suspended from school.

Answer 2

Not staying after school; it equates the school with a place of punishment.

Not essay writing, for the same reason.

Not time-outs; the enforcement thereof eats up too damn much time at the expense of other students.

Not loss of free time; there should be no free time during school hours.

This leaves one sure punishment: spank 'em. It takes very little time; it serves as a lesson to other students who witness the punishment; it costs nothing; and, it works.

Answer 3

First of all this isn't a question.

Secondly, one shouldn't be thinking of how to "punish" children but rather how to set them on the right track by correcting their wrong actions. Remember it is very important to refer to the action of the child and not the child him/herself as a whole. You have to respect the child as an individual.

You have to set some rules for the class by putting a post of rules on the wall. Before you do this you have to ask yourself if your rules are reasonable and proper. Share the class rules with the parents too. This sends out a positive message to the students that teacher and parents are in cooperation.

Thirdly, spanking is not acceptable at all.

Answer 4

As an English teacher, I have to plead with you not to assign essays as punishment. We want the kids to see writing as satisfying and interesting -- NOT painful!

"Logical consequences" usually work better than punishment, because they help the child to take responsibility for her actions, rather than just being mad at you. You and the child discuss the problem and come up with an appropriate solution.

If a child talks during class, for example, you might decide together to move her to a seat all by herself. But if she has some other suggestion, let her try it; she'll be extra-committed to making it work, and so she'll do better than if you just gave her detention.

Answer 5

My kids never got into serious trouble in school, but my oldest was carelessly hurrying through assignments and using very sloppy writing (no punctuation, hard to read etc.), to the point where his grades started suffering. My husband came up with the idea that every day for a month he had to write his teacher a letter about what happened to him that day...and it had to be checked by one of us and turned into his teacher. His assignments started looking much neater and his teacher loved getting the notes!

Answer 6

An individual student: write their name on the chalkboard and each time they misbehave, put a check next to their name. Three checks and they go to the principal or get a detention.

As a group: essays sound like a good idea, but don't assign a huge one. Just a paragraph or two.

I'm not a teacher or anything, but I hope you'll consider my advice.

Answer 7

If time outs worked, there would be no repeat offenders in prison.

There is a very broad line between discipline and child abuse and no one was ever warped for life by a swat on the backside to get their attention.

Answer 8

THUMBSCREWS are not an option so we must TALK TO THE STUDENTS and find out why they are upset and remember if you make eye contact they can sue for attempted molestation.So be subserviant and bow and scrape along because you are fightng an uphill battle to try and educate kids today.

Answer 9

Try this new idea im trying to spread across the world. Try instead of giving a punishment, giving the bad kid candy. :) candy makes the world go round!

Answer 10

if my kids misbehave- all they have to do is call me! trust- the school has never had to call me for behavior problems.
If the parents would be more involved in the childrens behavior at school as well as at home- the schools wouldn't have to worry about punishment as much.