Academic Discipline: Corporal/

            People who choose the path to becoming teacher will usually have an enormous amount of patience and a big heart. But sometimes heart and patience are not enough when it comes teenagers. Sometimes it can be annoying and trying when they do encounter those special ones, the troublemakers who give them headaches. As teachers or parents, don't we wish for an easier, faster, and more effective way get our message across the teenager's head, instead of repeating words like" don't do" and "stop that!" It would be a way that is so effective, that not only does it serve as a lesson for one student, but to all others as well. People tend to learn things faster when pain is involve; as a child, we don't know the fire is hot until we get burnt and we don't know dogs bite until bitten by one. Similarly, if we apply the system of "Physical Punishment" for children, it may prevent further growth of their misbehavior as well as it "... prevent any possible physical harm or an excessive nature" (Wolfgang 169). When people get push towards the edge, they tend to do things they don't mean to. As a parent or an educator, how does one know when is a good time to apply physical punishment? Or how much punishment is enough? Everyone knows how to punish a child, but do we realize the psychological and physical effect of excessive punishment?
             The use of corporal punishment in school is one of the most controversial issues debated between educators, psychologists, and parents. In many schools, as well as in many countries, it is impermissible. However, in Asia, physical punishment has been a common practice. Many teachers and parents believe that it is one of the most effective ways to discipline children and, a good system for schoolteachers to help educated them. It is common in Asia for parents to instill the idea of " they yell at you because they love you, and they hit you because ...

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