Corporal Punishment Is Detrimental For Childrens Growth

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            Corporal punishment can be referred to as the act of inflicting physical pain to students in response to misbehaviors or wrongdoing by the students. It could be through the use of a cane, wooden paddle or yard stick or even a slipper at the buttocks or hand of the particular students. In most countries globally, the use of corporal punishment has been considered to be against the law, while some were proposing the proper use of corporal punishment in our schools, and termed as an unusual and cruel way of punishing the students. However, the matter has been contested by various key actors in the education sectors globally. Currently, there are two different schools of thought regarding the use of corporal punishment in school, who share completely divergent opinions on the use of corporal punishment.


            The first school of thought argues that the use of corporal punishment in school is mean and brutal. They argue encourage that ensuring alternative forms of punishment and continually guiding and counseling sessions for the students would work better than the use of corporal punishment. On the other hand, the proposing school of thought argues that the withdrawal of corporal punishment in school has contributed greatly to the rising indiscipline levels in school. The proposing school of thought states that the teachers struggle so much to scold their respective students since the current ways of punishments have no power to intimidate the students. According to the proposing school of thought, the teachers are then left with no powers to prevent bad behaviors.


            Both schools of thought arguments are based on the level of use of corporal punishment in school. Both agree that “appropriate use” of the punishment would be effective. Surprisingly, they both cannot clearly define exactly what “appropriate use” would be, making it hard to reach a consensus on the matter. It has been noted that the “appropriate” of the “correct” use of corporal is a matter that has never been resolved and will not be resolved soon since there are no standard measures or ways of determining what “appropriate use” or “correct use” would be. The two words are relative and could be interpreted differently especially when no numerical values are involved like in this case (Gershoff, et.al., 2015, pg 87 - 98).


            As discussed earlier, clear definition of what “proper use” of corporal punishment is not easy. For a child to enjoy optimum development they must be continually guided through their activities, with a touch of love. Constant guidance and counseling is essential for children development as it give them the mental capacity to make justifiable decisions (Taylor, Cathy A.APHA, 2014).


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