Georgia school reinstating paddling to punish students

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Beating children is a bad thing. I shouldn't have to say that.

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To the degree that corporal punishment might be useful, this ain't it. It needs to be administered close in time to the infraction for an association with the behavior one wants to provide negative reinforcement to be established. It also is only potentially useful for the very young. There's no point in having it as an option past 3rd or 4th grade, and it would need to be implemented in the classroom itself. I also think it should only be used to discourage behaviors that potentially could harm the child. Paddling for giving a teacher sass or being late to class or texting a friend in class or similar activities is not acceptable.

If you want to teach children that it's ok to use violence to solve your problems then I guess it's aces.

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To the degree that corporal punishment might be useful, this ain't it. It needs to be administered close in time to the infraction for an association with the behavior one wants to provide negative reinforcement to be established. It also is only potentially useful for the very young. There's no point in having it as an option past 3rd or 4th grade, and it would need to be implemented in the classroom itself. I also think it should only be used to discourage behaviors that potentially could harm the child. Paddling for giving a teacher sass or being late to class or texting a friend in class or similar activities is not acceptable.

If you want to teach children that it's ok to use violence to solve your problems then I guess it's aces.

When done to teach a young kid not to do something else with a greater risk of harm, yes. It certainly shouldn't be an option for routine discipline.

I've got three kid and I've gotten by just fine without beating any of them.

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This is something that should probably be done by parents.  How else are you supposed to get a small child to behave?

Reason, respect, and non-physical consequences.

You obviously do not have much experience with young children if you think reasoning with them works.

I’ve got 3 young children, ages 4, 3, and 1. I don’t beat them.

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This is something that should probably be done by parents.  How else are you supposed to get a small child to behave?

Reason, respect, and non-physical consequences.

You obviously do not have much experience with young children if you think reasoning with them works.

I’ve got 3 young children, ages 4, 3, and 1. I don’t beat them.

Good, you shouldn't beat them.
Spanking is not beating.

Giving a cute name to beating children in a specific place on their bodies doesn’t make it not beating.

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Excellent. These kids need discipline.

“These kids”