Should corporal punishment in schools stay legal?

[DuncanONeil]

Not only are we teaching the young that it is never their fault, but that there are never any consequences. One of the reasons they do not do well in school! Only one!

I got my tail swatted once or twice during my "growing years" it didn't hurt me ( except when I sat down )
But Today's kids will push the envelope with school, parents,, whatever because they do not fear any reprocussions.
In Madison one 15 yr old is accused of sexual assault,,, 2 13 yr olds are accused of strong arm robbery in school.
These kids think they don't have to worry about punishment because they are under 16. I wonder what they will do when they
are adults? Recently one 18 yr old was arrested for murder, turns out he had been arrested for sexual assault when he was 14.
Go Figure.

[Thorne]

Not only are we teaching the young that it is never their fault, but that there are never any consequences. One of the reasons they do not do well in school! Only one!

But it's a BIG one!

And I think it's more subtle than that. It's not that there are never any consequences, but that the consequences don't apply to them. They are not being taught to accept responsibility for their actions. They are being taught that it's always someone else's fault.

It's a hell of a way to raise a generation.

[DuncanONeil]

But it's a BIG one!

And I think it's more subtle than that. It's not that there are never any consequences, but that the consequences don't apply to them. They are not being taught to accept responsibility for their actions. They are being taught that it's always someone else's fault.

It's a hell of a way to raise a generation.

Not like you to miss something so obvious. "we teaching the young that it is never their fault,"

[Thorne]

Not like you to miss something so obvious. "we teaching the young that it is never their fault,"

Not "WE"! It's THEM. It's always THEM!

My own children were taught, by me, to accept responsibility for their own mistakes, and for their own triumphs.