Upload
vishal-kankaria
View
228
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
1/23
Skip to content
Issues Views Reviews
Home
Archives
About this Blog
USEFUL LINKS
Why I blog
Comment Policy
Favourite Reads
My Awards
Net Etiquette
Corporal punishment in schools should
be bannedAugust 3, 2007
by Nita
A student severely caned by his teacher has now died from complications from internal injuries. This happened in
Udaipur. But why think of just Udaipur? Just type in key words like corporal punishment india or indian schools
and you will be flooded with articles on the rampant use of corporal punishment all over India. Some articles
look at the problem in detail, someprovide examples of horrific cases and some talk about it in a lighter vein.
There is so much to read that it would take a long time to go through it all
I doubt whether there is anyone who has gone through the education system in India and not suffered humiliation
at the hands of a teacher pinching and slapping being some of the milder punishments. Caning is more common
in boys schools. Other harsh punishments like standing in the hot sun the whole day is also common, yes in girls
schools as well. (A comprehensive list of punishments is given here.)
Verbal abuse is routine. I had a science teacher who routinely mouthed obscenities of a nature I cannot pen
down here.
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
2/23
Punishments are given for minor misdemeanorslike talking, not obeying an instruction quickly enough, fiddling
with some object, not paying attention, wearing an uniform which is say an inch shorter that school regulations
During our time it was not common to complain to the parents. Todays children are bolder, but this is not
always the case. This boy from Udaipur for instance did not tell his parents initially and this delayed treatment.
The boy apparently comes from a middle class family there is no doubt that corporal punishment is widespread
and more severe in lesser known private schools and almost all government schools. The students are also more
hesitant to complain about their teachers.
Some of my poor students from the slums have told me things that have made my hair stand on end. Beating,
hitting, slapping, dragging is a regularfeature they told me calmly. It happened every single day to someone or
the other in their class. Narrating any such incident to parents was humiliating. The parents would blame them,
not the teachers. So these kids had accepted it as a part and parcel of lifeand I felt had internalised it. They
justified the teachers behavior and demands. The teachers wanted them to be robots and this the students felt
was desirable behavior, even though difficult. It was more difficult for boys they explained, the girls could remain
still for hours
It looks like that neither the schools nor parents are going to try to put a stop to this. At least not make anyconcerted effort. Its time the government stepped in and banned corporal punishment, at least in schools.
This is in keeping with world trends: Western Europe, most of Eastern Europe, Canada, New Zealand, Japan
and South Africa have banned corporal punishment in schools. Australia has partially banned it. In the US, 23
states allow it. But I am sure the situation is not this bad in the USthey care about child rights.
There are countries which have gone a step ahead andbanned corporal punishment at home. The countries are:
Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel,
Italy, Latvia, Norway, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, the Netherlands, Ukraineand New Zealand.
Personally I dont believe that corporal punishment either at school or at home works in changing behavior. It
instills fear, not disciplineand it can do untold psychological harm and at times cause even death or permanent
disability. I cant begin to imagine the number of children who are growing up with emotional and physical scars
in this country.
Update: There is news that corporal punishment will be banned in Indian schools soon. It was not just this
incident in Jaipur that has made the government sit up, but also other incidents of death by caning that are
surfacing. Suddenly the media is working overtime reporting severe caning incidents. In fact, now the National
Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has expanded the definition of corporal punishment to
include even small acts like name-calling. Well, thats a good start!
Related Reading: Child abuse far more rampant in India as compared to elder abuse
Read all posts on:
Crime
Child Abuse
Share this post: |Email it|bookmark it|reddit|liveIt
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
3/23
Share this:
Like this: Be the first to like this pos t.
from Child Abuse, Children, Crime, India, Law,News
Social drinking is catching on, athough slowly!
Pay cheques of Bollywood stars have doubled
42 Comments leave one
1.
mahendrappermalink
August 3, 2007 10:50 am
As always, you hit a nerve. Yes, the situation is very bad, and I fully support such a ban. I guess the
teachers are themselves venting out some sort of personal and professional frustrations.
In fact, now it makes me wonder, why have we havent instituted this ban all these decades, since
Independence as we preached the Father of the Nations non-violence theory to the world?
Reply
2.
Nitapermalink*
August 3, 2007 11:14 am
When we were in school we used to imagine the sort of personal lives the abusers led. We had a
geography teacher who threw dusters (she was a frustrated, awfully unhappy spinster we assumed), the
science teacher who used bad language must be abusing her family we were sureand a few years ago I
heard that one of her daughters had committed suicide
about why we havent instituted this ban I hate to think it but a certain proportion of our population is
fairly uncivilized..and I feel politiicians are mostly like this.
I have seen with my own eyes street children being thrashed until they begged for mercy on the road but
the screams just got them more beatings. I have seen a man beating and kicking a woman (maharastrian
btw) for more than one hour on a lawn in our colony in Delhi, an educated man who worked in an ad
agency. No one intervened, not even me but I was holding a small baby. I have seen a man from my
bedroom windown in Kolkata banging a womans head on the wall until it bled and that time I called the
police. Do you know what they said? That they got regular complaints like this and they had no time
Well, violence is a big part and parcel of our society and those who dont want to see it are hypocrites.
Thats probably why we needed the Mahatma. But I dont see a Mahatma in the making today
Reply
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
4/23
3.
B Choprapermalink
August 3, 2007 11:37 am
Horrible! Nita: Firstly Every parent should read the story & this article.
Mostly School Teachers try to show their heroism on kids.. or school management has got intense
pressure of performance both in Academics and Extra curricular activities as well and at Home
sometimes parents are too much worried on their Kids career or they compared their kids with other
families and finally they end up pressurising by beating them up badly
Corporal punishment should end everywhere.. Govt. must n should act on this fastly.
I remember my friend who was qualified for sub-Inspector post and underwent military training and there
he broke his leg & came back.. sadly Its been 8 years hes still suffering. He shared his experience there..
the kind of language they use & kind of unlawful punishments. I can imagine its effect in their rest career.After hearing his experience I would never suggest that training to anyone.
Sadly Schools & sometimes parents too are behaving like those Military academy. Its really sad.
Reply
4.
BrianDouglaspermalink
August 3, 2007 12:50 pm
This is just another example of the lack of Rights for the child in India and shows again that the ciountry is
badly lacking in childcare. It is clear that the illegal sale of children disguised as inter country adoptions
takes place in India and the Country in my opinion needs to fully reform its child casre system in line with
European countries, so that the rights of the child are respected in all instances, including the right of the
child to live without fear.
Reply
5.
Paul Sunstonepermalink
August 3, 2007 1:27 pm
A very thought provoking post!
I dont think its as bad here in the States as in India, Nita, but at one time it was pretty bad here. Then,
sometime during the 1960s, medical journals began publishing articles on the long term effects of what
was then called Battered Boy Syndrome. That woke a lot of people up to the fact that abusing children
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
5/23
has long term consequences which can extend into adulthood. Its my understanding the movement here to
outlaw corporeal punishment began with those journal articles.
Of course, we havent totally outlawed it yet, but I think thats the trend. Even in some states where it is
still permitted, a teacher must contact the kids parents and get permission from them before hitting the
child. That probably serves to defuse spontaneous violence.
Here in Colorado Springs, I see posters that say, Never ever hit a child, whenever I ride the bus. I also
see other posters that encourage people to call the police if they witness family violence. So, while we are
still a violent culture compared to some countries, there is an effort afoot to do something about it.
What I would like to know is how anyone can make a peaceful society if you begin by teaching kids its
normal and proper to beat people? Wont many of those kids grow up to think that violence is a good
way to solve problems? And I do not want to take a cheap shot at American culture, but havent we
recently proved to the whole world by our folly in Iraq that violence is not the best solution to every
problem that comes along?
Reply
6.
Nitapermalink*
August 3, 2007 1:42 pm
I agree Paul.teaching kids violence is perpetuating it.
I think human beings themselves are basically violent (look at our history!) and it is only civilization and
modernity that is teaching us to curb our violent instincts. Traditional societies generally turn a blind eye to
family violence which I feel is due to two reasons:1) community comes first, not individuals
2) people are afraid of going against traditional beliefs like spare the rod and spoil the child
Maybe there are other reasons as well but overall I find that violence, whether against children or other
weaker members of the society is more prevalent in traditional societies. Strangely, these societies may be
very peaceful otherwise!
It makes me wonder if there is a connection between family violence and state sponsored violence (when
you mentioned Iraq and wars it set me thinking). I wonder if anyone has ever tried to relate the two..
Reply
7.
anilpermalink
August 3, 2007 2:27 pm
This is an interesting topic. And i personally have been through corporal punishment. I was made to
remove my shirt, sit beside girls, caned, made to stand in sun etc
I would like to put this in two perspectives, one is private schools and colleges and the other is
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
6/23
government schools and colleges.
Basically I am from AP and would like to give an account of it.
My education from childhood has entirely been in private schools and colleges.
Caning was a common thing Parents approved it, They always wanted their children to top the class,
Become Doctors and Engineers, what the child was going through didnt really matter Here children
starting from 7th class are crammed with something called as IIT or EAMCET (State entrance into
medical and Engg) orientation which I dont think they have the maturity to understand.. And special
people were appointed for this purpose namely coordinators or whatever. Their speciality is to makechildren study and they are skilled at all forms of Punishment. I had a few of my friends who ran away
from their homes and school because of this. Even during our Intermediate when we were about an age
of 17 or 18, we were canedAnd were also threatened to be dropped into the weaker sections of the
class This really created intense stress. This does Certainly effect the children a great deal..
In Government schools, the policy of government is that in whichever schools the result is less, the staff are
put to sanction (Cuts in their increments) So they are forced to make children study by force
Unless the result oriented nature of education changes, children will be subject to such
acts
Reply
8.
Nitapermalink*
August 3, 2007 2:58 pm
Anil, that was an insight into the problem. Performance required from parents, teachers and society
and physical and verbal abuse is used as a way to enforce it.
Reply
9.
aikaterinepermalink
August 3, 2007 5:22 pm
Nita
Thank you for writing about this very difficult topic.
It instills fear, not disciplineand it can do untold psychological harm and at times cause even death or
permanent disability.
I could not agree with you more, when we humiliate or raise a hand to a child we are teaching them that
when someone does something which they consider wrong, then the appropriate response is to belittle,
humiliate or harm them. This is the lesson that we have, historically, taught our children. I am amazed that
we are surprised by the violence in this world, we create it every time we harm a child.
Re l
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
7/23
10.
kellysdaypermalink
August 3, 2007 8:04 pm
You go, girl!
Reply
11.
suburbanlifepermalink
August 3, 2007 8:24 pm
A child dying as a consequence of being disciplined by a teacher at school is too horrific to contemplate!
Obtaining desiredresults in behaviour and performance through coercion and battering establishes and
perpetuates life-long attitudes toward ends justifying the means and institutionalizes top-down power
relationships much beloved by people of conservative bent everywhere.
Thank you for writing about this situation Nita. It is by making public such situations that people then
become aware of needed change and add their voices together to promilgate the necessary means by
which to force change in attitude, behaviour and social policy.
Reply
12.Nitapermalink*
August 3, 2007 9:22 pm
aikaterine yes you are so right when you say: I am amazed that we are surprised by the violence in this
world, we create it every time we harm a child The only way to end violence it is to start with the
children. Teach them peace.
Suburban, yes i feel these things should be highlighted, not hidden or denied. Luckily we are a democracy
and have a free press and therefore what is wrong comes out. That is why we will heal faster than those
nations which hide and deny
Reply
13.
Apermalink
August 4, 2007 12:13 am
I think its okay to smack children for being naughty or to punish them in other ways that are not in any
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
8/23
way a direct threat to their health or their life. Beating up children and causing them injury is different from
smacking them and letting them know that their wrongs will not be encouraged. Unsmacked children can
lose out on a lot of important moral lessons and opportunities to grow than children who are disciplined in
the right way.
I absolutely agree that teachers or anyone else for that matter have no right to injure children who are
entrusted to them by parents. I dont know how far bans are effective though. Even if there is a legal ban
against child abuse would the students, parents or even the teachers at schools for the economicallyweaker classes know about it or act upon it? How much effect does legal action even have on crime? Yes
it makes crime illegal but to remove a social evil you need to change the society not just its laws.
-AA
Reply
14.
PhantompermalinkAugust 4, 2007 5:26 am
I have never understood why it is many teachers adopt such sadistic, selfish and downright abusive
practises. Many of tem of course vent their pwn personal frustrations on the innocent kids, and while I do
sympathise woth those teachers who may indeed have had unfortunate personal circumstances, that is still
no excuse for bullying an innocent kid. Yes, it is indeed bullying, in fact, it is chauvanistic bullying of the
highest degree as it emenates from someone in an inherent position of power, it is a massive abuse of that
power, that privilege lf teaching. The ancients used to worship the learned and those who chose to impart
their knowledge and wisedomI for one, dont really respect most of my school teachers at allyes,
a few of my teachers do stand out in my memory, having left a permanent positive mark on me, but the
majority were pure selfish creatures from narcissitic hell
That a kid had to die on account of abusive practises by a teacher, is a severe indictment on our societys
willingness to compromise the safety, psychological welfare of a child, all in the name of academics????
Well, what use is that academics now??? Such teachers should be treated as no more than common
bulliesthey deserve a healthy dose of their punishments.
Reply
15.
Nitapermalink*
August 4, 2007 7:27 am
Power corrupts! In our society teachers get a lot of power over kids and principals are demi-gods (which
I have written about here ) and I feel this goes a long way in giving the teachers a free hand.
Phantom your remark
:// I for one, dont really respect most of my school teachers at allyes, a few of my teachers do stand
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
9/23
out in my memory, having left a permanent positive mark on me, but the majority were pure selfish
creatures from narcissitic hell//
rings true, at least for me.
The problem, which our esteemed teachers do not realise that once you lack respect for a particular
teacher, you tend to lose interest in the subject. At least that is what happened to me. If I chose English as
my special subject, it has probably something to do with the wonderful teacher I had.
Reply
16.
santosh kulkarnipermalink
August 4, 2007 12:21 pm
I have gone through all the articles and news of CP. I have a huge accumulations of such papers with me
which I have been collecting since past 5 years. Whatever you have said in your articles are my own
feelings. I too personally witnessed / heard very cruel beatings / punishments given to children by teachers
and parents and have also seen its effects on the kids. I have personally affected due to this and had
serious psychological problems. Really it is shameful that people only talk and no one really comes to help
the kids. Govt.is only making laws but not serious on its implementation. Corporal punishment is banned
only on papers but the fact is just opposite. It is very commenly used even to students in college which is
very surprising. It is needed for all people who oppose the C.P. come together and launch a big
nationwide campaign against beatings . Lets start it today.
Reply
17.
aikaterinepermalink
August 4, 2007 3:26 pm
Nita
I hope that you do not consider this response an overstep, but I noticed the no one had addressed the
comment A or AA left, and I wanted to.
AA -
Let me say that I respect you for posting a viewpoint that is so different than all of the others. I know that
can sometimes feel like stepping into the center of a fire.
I think its okay to smack children for being naughty or to punish them in other ways that are not in any
way a direct threat to their health or their life.
I understand the distinction you are making between a small smack that does not cause physical harm
and what would be considered physical abuse. But here is my problem, every time we do do anything to a
child we are teachin them somethin . The are like little s on es. And when we raise our hand to them
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
10/23
whether to smack them or to physically abuse them, we are teaching them that when someone does
something that they consider to be wrong than it is o.k. to hit them. And that is never o.k.. It is not o.k. for
an adult to hit another adult, not even smack them a little. I would be very offended if another adult came
up to me and smacked me (even lightly) for doing something that they considered wrong. In point of
fact, that is illegal. We call it assault. So why, then, is it o.k. to do to a child? Shouldnt we be MORE
careful with the children, who are so impressionable?
Unsmacked children can lose out on a lot of important moral lessons and opportunities to grow thanchildren who are disciplined in the right way.
I disagree. I think that smacked children, generally, end up with a distorted view about appropriate
responses to disappointment (see my statement above) that need to be overcome in adulthood. Children
who are disciplined in the right way, with a firm loving respect for their personhood, do not have to leap
over that difficult hurdle. And personhood or humanity is not somethng that is earned. We are born perfec
souls, complete in both.
Reply
18.
Nitapermalink*
August 4, 2007 5:12 pm
aikaterine, thanks for your response. You have put across the point very well and very convincingly.
Reply
19.
Phantompermalink
August 4, 2007 9:18 pm
Well, not that Im in any way an advocate of smacking children, but its important to note that up until a
certain age a child is incapable of having a cognitive understanding of what is right and wrong, correct and
in-correct. For e,ga 2 year old, like many of thay age, might have the habit of putting his finger into al
sorts of places.say for e.g. a power point.or into ay such area that could pose physican danger.
Explaining to the child about the logical consequence of such an action is probbaly redundant, as the childis not really capable of really understanding the concept of action consequence, danger etc. In this
scenario, is it better to smack the kid everytime he does something silly (liek try and put his finger down a
power socket!!!!) or should we let the power of logical reasoning diciate all his actions ??????
I had my fair share of smacking when I was a little kid.and in many situations, i doubt if I would have
learnt in any better way.and I think I turned out OK Problem of course is if thiis smacking continues
beyond a certain age and for situations beyond the absolute necessary.
Reply
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
11/23
20.
Garypermalink
August 4, 2007 9:42 pm
Hi, first let me compliment you on a fantastic blog. Quite fantastic. I am so impressed by the layout and the
content. (I came over from Caf Philos).
Anyway, I was shocked to read that corporal punishment is still allowed in India but especially surprised
to read of its acceptance in America. I teach in a New York City public school and there are strict
guidelines in place to protect the students; not from the more obvious abuse like hitting which is obviously
out of the question but it is forbidden to make a child feel embarassed or to criticize them verbally so that
they feel bad. That is considered mental abuse and teachers need to be so careful about every movement
or word that could be used against them, rightly or not. So it is news to me that under that climate in NY
that other states do not follow suit.
Reply
21.
Nitapermalink*
August 4, 2007 10:41 pm
Gary, thanks.
About America, I think the awareness that corporal punishment is wrong is there in schools in America but
even I am not sure why it has not been banned altogether. It would be interesting to see in which states itis allowedwhether they are conservative states or not.
Phantom I am afraid I disagree with you entirely on this. I have brought up two kids myself and when my
kids did anything dangerous I simply rushed and picked them up from that situation. In fact the anxiety in
my face was usually enough to deter them and I even worried that I had made them too anxious! I have
never ever had to hit my kids to take them away from dangerous situations.
Believe me, kids are intelligent, they understand. I can give you umpteen examples and it would fill up
many pages because I had very active and healthy kids but this is not the place for it here. And by the way
I never kept an ayah, I never left my kids with my mother or mother in law (they were not around
anyway), and I never kept them in a cage.True, I did yell at my kids at times, but I am not proud of those times
today I am proud that of the fact that I brought up my kids entirely on my own, which many parents I
knew didnt. They have cooks (we couldnt afford them then) and ayahs and parents and in-laws to help
out.
What I am saying is that there is no need to hit kids. No need at all.
Reply
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
12/23
22.
Apermalink
August 5, 2007 2:34 am
Aikaterine, thanks for addressing my comment.
I fully respect and agree with what youre saying. If a smack or punishment of any kind is given as a
reaction of anger or dissatisfaction with a childs behaviour, it is assault, exactly the same as it would be
for adults as youve mentioned. But when a child is smacked for disciplines sake the way I was at school
when I was younger, it can be very helpful. The teachers at my primary school kept wooden rulers on
their desks and had clear rules about discipline. If students broke those rules, they would be summoned to
the front and given a light tap on the hand with the ruler. The message didnt make our hands red, it made
our cheeks red. Children are impulsive and it is in the curious nature of children to experiment with
everything including rules about discipline. A smack or a tap by a wooden ruler, given when the child
expects to be punished and not just whenever the adult feels frustrated, are a way of making a child more
aware of the physical reality of conscience. In this case, the child is aware of his or her wrong before being
punished for it in a way that doesnt cause any damage, only acts as a symbol to reinforce the rule that
was broken.
It is exactly the same as the law imprisoning us or asking us to pay a fine for breaking laws. No one has
the authority to detain a person without reason, or demand money without justification; if you jump a red
light you are not answerable to another citizen and your equal cannot demand you to pay a fine to them.
But teachers, parents and people in positions of authority need to set methods of discipline that will be
helpful to the children in their care.
It might be useful to mention that while there is punishment for bad there should also be encouragement for
good. I have been smacked with rulers when I was wrong, yes even slapped lightly on the cheek or made
to wear a red paper tongue for talking too much in class. But when I did well, the class was asked to clap
for me, there was a chart with every students name on it and gold stars were given for good behaviour.
Children are absolutely like sponges and I agree humiliating children can teach them to behave the same
with others. But there are perfectly respectable ways of smacking children or disciplining them. My main
point is, smacking a child shouldnt make a child fearful or hating of the person who smacked them, but of
the thing they did to deserve the smacking. Realisation of wrong is far more important than punishment for
it. And if punishment can help a child realise and accept a wrong then why not. And offensive smackingonly makes children defensive.
Nita Im sure your children are lovely people and Im very glad for them that they learnt all you wanted
them to know without going astray. I was not that lovely I wouldnt blame that on my mothers
reluctance to smack me at all, because my elder sister is the loveliest, most disciplined child I ever knew
but all kids are different. I was a brat and sometimes I do wonder if I should have been smacked more
-AA
Re l
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
13/23
23.
Nitapermalink*
August 5, 2007 7:06 am
I am not against punishment AA. But I believe there are many ways to punish without resorting to hitting
or smacking. Things like extra homewok for example. taking away priviliges. things like that. believe me
they can be very effective. at times a teenager for example could be far more devastated if he cannot
attend say a football match or have his pocket money halved, than just get a smack and get it over with.
every parent can find punishments like these, and ofcourse the severity of the punishment has to match the
deed. ofcourse smacking is easier and quicker.
it has also to be consistent to work. smacking in any case is never consistent, depends on the mood of the
teacher or parent and it becomes difficult when the deed is very severe. what is the teacher supposed to
do? Whip the student? abuse?
one more very important point, it is more common than not to use harsher punishment than just light
smacking or light taps with rulers which you mentioned.
Reply
24.
aikaterinepermalink
August 5, 2007 9:48 am
AA
I have to agree with Nita. I just do not think that it is ever appropriate to hit. So why use it as a
punishment form for children when there are other punishments out there.
Reply
25.
Phantompermalink
August 6, 2007 7:09 am
I do agree that smacking is a very very short term, short sighted mechanism of instillign discipline, and that
is why Im agreeable to its LIMITED and intelligent usage only up until that point when a kid is old enough
to have a cognitive understandign of whats good, bad, right and wrong. I dont believe that a parent who
lightly smacks their young kid in certain circumstances, is being a vindictive, abusive or selfish parent. I can
certainly recall certain instances in my childhood when I did something really stupid, and got a bit of a
smacking from dad or mum..and it was the very fact that they, who normally never ever raised their
hand at me, actually had to smack me a little..combined with their verbal disciplining..the combination
of this made me realise the severity of what id done.
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
14/23
Anyway, I dont believe that any sort of smacking should be allowed in schools as by the time a kid goes
to school, he is efinitely old enough to understand whats being told to them, and physical punishment is
rather counter-productive as it instill fear rather than genuine understandign and awareness.
Reply
26.
kds khuranapermalink
October 3, 2007 6:34 pm
is there any supream court ruling on banning corporal punishment in the schools in india?
Reply
27.Nitapermalink*
October 3, 2007 6:40 pm
Kds, you could get a comprehensive report here:
http://www.endcorporalpunishment.org/pages/progress/reports/india.html
This is a state issue and various states have already banned it. Goa is one example.
This report is of June 07.
Another link is here
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=14409&flag=news
Reply
28.
kushalpermalink
April 13, 2009 9:25 pm
Friends this trend of corporal punishment is taking a very serious turn and will slowly come to an end i amcurrently in my 10th boards (14-april-2009) and i was given this topic as the debate topic in our school(as
the first ICSE assignment or project whatever you call it) . our school does not allow corporal
punishments and hopefully it will stop in other schools also.
Reply
29.
rupanwita mohapatrapermalink
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
15/23
October 22, 2009 11:51 am
i feel corporal punishment is wrong method of behavior.if we teach students through violence means then
how could we expect cool behavior from them.so as student of psychology i request all who read this
message please try to understand the brain of student.
Reply
30.
Samratpermalink
November 9, 2009 12:18 am
Nita,
A very wonderful article and equally wonderful debate specially regarding comments of A and Phantom. I
was a teacher for 15 months in a govt aided school in west Bengal. My daughter is now 2 yrs old. during
my role both as a teacher and a father i have learnt that children do evrything due to an urge or eagerness
to know without caring or knowing about the consequences. for example a child will not knowingly put
his/her finger in a socket, but he/she has this urge to discover and it is not enough to only make him/her
feel that it is wrong, it is equally necessary to prevent the same in future and this is where punishments
come in. Physical punishments never yeild good results on the contrary they make the child submissive and
meek. the making the cheeks red theory of A is very handy in this regard, the cutting down previlages
theory is also equally helpful. Older children commit mistakes knowingly. for example a 14 yr old knows
that smoking is not good yet he cant resist the temptation,and it is the greatest irony of history that his
chain-smoker teacher thrash him for smoking. i mean come on dude, set an example. discipline cannot be
taught it can only be learnt from the surounding environment. we shall try to create that environment first.
Moreover, punishments are inflicted on children mostly because they hurt their parents or teachers ego. itis less important to the parent or teacher that the child has committed a mistake, that might harm his
personality in future if repeated, more important is that the child did not pay heed to their advice. this ego
makes a smash a thrash and creates Udaipur incidents.
Reply
Nitapermalink*
November 9, 2009 6:34 am
Thanks for the deep insight into this issue Samrat. I am personally against physical punishment and
have brought up two children without having to resort to it. There is another aspect to this issue and
that is that the parent often does not spend enough time with this child. For example if a child is
going towards the electrical socket, it is so easy to distract the child and engage him in something
else, all the while telling him that the socket is dangerous. But this has to be said in a non-threatening
manner otherwise the curiosity of the child will increase. After that one can quietly do things like
block that socket with a piece of furniture and so on. I am talking of a one year child or maybe two
Most arents find it easier to terrorise the child b smackin and this ives them lent of time to sit
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
16/23
in front of the tv or read the paper and so on. Smacking is a lazy way of disciplining children. Small
children need constant attention, and constant interaction and adults would be surprised at how
reasonable they are.
Reply
31.
Plan Indiapermalink
November 30, 2009 3:36 pm
We at Plan fully support the thought of banning corporal Punishment in Schools. Plan runs a universal
campaign against corporal punishment called LEARN WITHOT FEAR (www.learnwithoutfear.in) which
focuses all its efforts to stop any kind of violence in schools and create a fear free environment for students
across societies.
Plans vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies, which respect
peoples rights and dignity. Plan India is a child-centered development organization that aims to promote
Child Rights and improve the quality of life of vulnerable children
Reply
32.
Barsha Banerjeepermalink
December 2, 2009 9:14 am
it should be abolished and those who r in the field of abolishing corporal punishment i am always there in
the support of them.
Reply
33.
James Whitepermalink
March 18, 2010 11:34 am
Sir,
I want to know if I can be helped in taking action against the School that had made my son
psychologically ill who is under treatment.
Thanking you.
Yours sincerly,
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
17/23
.
Reply
34.
Pranati Patropermalink
April 18, 2010 2:35 pm
Nita,Thanks for your valuable discussions and all the contributors.Really I got a new insight into the
issue.Recently I have attended a workshop wher a teacher claimed to have transformedmore than a
hundred students after he severly thrashed them.Personally,I feel this is a problem of human
consciousness.As long as we are resorting to anger,hatred and violence to control others we are sending
negative vibrations to the universe.In response,we are confronting wars between countries,hostilities
between religions.We have access to so much knowledge written throughout the centuries,still we resort
to negative methods.Has ever hatedness solve the problems of human life.Children are like soft,delicate
flowers.they should be handled with care.We should teach them to love because only love can transform
the world.There is no other way.
Reply
35.
chellu subramaniampermalink
April 28, 2010 10:10 pm
thnx a lot for writing this article.it really saved my debate on this topic.
Reply
36.
PROFESSOR AWSIMOpermalink
August 23, 2010 12:37 pm
u are right Nita corporal punishment should be banned FOREVER
Reply
37.
Selestinapermalink
December 8, 2010 6:40 pm
caning should never never been imposed to students.
Reply
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
18/23
38.
youpermalink
March 8, 2011 1:05 am
when schools give kids swats they think they make kids learn all they are doing is making them hate schooand want to leave even more schools are supposed to stay and have fun learning not learing by swats!
Reply
youpermalink
March 8, 2011 1:08 am
opps in the middle of to and stay i ment make students in between
Reply
39.
youpermalink
March 8, 2011 1:13 am
:}
Reply
40.
kritikapermalink
July 11, 2011 5:13 pm
hey i want u guys to help me out
i have to make a project on it
i dont know how should i do
it should consist of interviews
i dont have the questions that we can ask them about it
it has been banned bt still it has been practised in schools
what should be the next step regarding it?
Reply
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
19/23
Notify me of follow-up comm ents via email.
Notify me of new pos ts via email.
eave a ep y
type and press enter
Blog Stats
3,288,458 hits
Hand Readings of Famous People
Free Photographs for Bloggers
Most Recent Posts
A long indefinite break from the blog
Avatar a movie with a green message (Movie Review)
What is the best way to choose your future mate?
Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year Movie Review without spoilers
Infidelity in the West and in India
Is Shashi Tharoors speech real and relevant?
FRANK AND FUNNY
Sex Surveys and research tell us how badly India needs sex education
Improvements in security arrangements in India after 26/11 (Mumbai Terror Attacks)
Guest
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
20/23
The Indian governments green channel for the corrupt
Test Your Global IQ
Recent comments and replies
rohith on British Rule in India and Nazi
Rinku Kumaron Remembering 26/11 the
Tech-Yuppie on Pros and cons of being a DINK
nidhipatwalon 10 + 5 ways to have a happy re
Sanjay Khushu on Abandon veil Pratibha Patil te
Vivek on Do local Mumbaikars resent
Dol on Dating does (and should) lead
cookiecutter on Arranged marriage vis--vis a
Kevin on The four cities of China
Shalini on Unhealthy Noodles
Ashok Aggarwal on Drunk driving is a major cause
brindasreedharan on High salaries and lucrative pl
ALBERT on Drunk driving is a major cause
US less than 3 years on India will be number two econo
KOMAL DHUMAL on Shocking Pollution during the
Search by subject
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
21/23
Select Category
DISCLAIMER
Scroll down to read
1)The information on this blog is not given for any commercial purposes. Any ads that you
might possibly see have been put there by Wordpress and the proceeds go to them, not a
single penny/paisa to me
2) The information on various subjects may be by no means comprehensive. The articles on health are
Go to a surprise post
CLICK HERE
If you want to subscribe to this blog, there are two options. One is subscribe via your email:
There is another way, via a feed:
If you want to write to me you can email me at:
If you do choose to write to me, please write under your real name (even if you use a nick-name for any
other purpose). Don't expect a reply if you use a pseudonym. Thanks.
This work byNita Jatar Kulkarni is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No
Derivative Works 2.5 India License.
CHILD HELPLINE (1098) from BSNL/MTNL phones)
My topics
Ad film-makingAdvertising
Advtg Greats AIDS Bangalore Blogging
Boll wood
Books
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
22/23
Britain Business Cancer ChennaiChild Abuse Children China ChristianityConsumersCorruption Crime crimes against women Crimes by politicians Culture Delhi
DesiPundit Development Diet DrivingE BizEconomy Education - Higher Education- Primary SecondaryEntertainmentEnvironmentFamily Fashion & Clothing FictionFood
HealthHinduism Hollywood HowTo HumorIndia Internet Islam KolkataLawLife Love Marketing Sales Media Memes/Tags Mental Illness Misleading ads Movie
industryMovie Reviews Movies Movie Stars Mumbai Music News North-EastPakistan Palmistry ParentingPhotography Politics Product Reviews Published ArticlesPune Racism Real Estate Religion Research Restaurants Hotels Science
Security/Defense Sex SlideshowsSociety Sports Successful People Summary Posts
Technology Television TerrorismTravelTrends United States Video WomenWorld WritingMOVIE REVIEWS OF INDIAN FILMS
Current:
Rocket Singh Review
Older films:
A Wednesday
MOVIE REVIEWS OF ENGLISH FILMS
Avatar Movie Review
Star Trek 2009
American Gangster
Crash
Search all posts by date
Select Month
A NOTE ABOUT COMMENTS:Your response is greatly valued so go ahead and say it! I read
all comments and also try to answer each one. But I don't usually answer comments on my old
posts, unless someone asks a question, but your views are always welcome and every comment
is a kind of update so don't hesitate.
8/4/2019 (Corporal Punishment in Schools Should Be Banned
23/23
GIVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS:If you have suggestions for posts, you are welcome to email me
with your ideas at the email address given above. I shall do my best to use them.
WRITE A GUEST POST:If you wish, you can also submit an article of yours for publication but
it will be published only after review and if it fits in with the style and theme of this blog. Your
name and a link to your blog will be provided at the end of the article.
Any subscriptions to email forwards or newsletters will be deleted and marked as spam.
A NOTE:The newspaper and magazine articles published on this blog are written by me.
However, they may not be a word for word representation of the articles published in print. They
may be abridged versions, or simply updated.
Readers on this site now
Pages on Blogging
Archives
About this Blog
About me
Why I blog
Comment Policy
Meta
Register
Log in
Entries RSS
Comments RSS
WordPress.com
Blog at WordPress.com.
Theme: Vigilance by The Theme Foundry.