should corporal punishment be re-implemented among all schools?

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dimpy.handa

Dimpy Handa
As a student, I can say that I've gotten into my fair share of trouble in school. Not saying that I didn't deserve my punishments, I tend to wonder if they were enough, or if I truly learned my lesson. I'm pretty positive that the little punishment I received wasn't really that life changing. These days, there are steps that educators must take to discipline a student. But are these steps really impacting that student? Are they really changing the student's attitude towards what they did? Are they effective?

In my opinion, they aren't effective enough. So, should corporal punishment be re-implemented among all schools?
 
One third of Council of Europe member states have made corporal punishment illegal and a number of others are committed to legal reform. But despite these positive developments, corporal punishment remains lawful in most countries and is still perceived as an acceptable form of "discipline", in particular in the home. Lawfulness of corporal punishment is also contrary to the right of children to equal protection under the law. It should never be reimplemented.
 
There are pros/cons to corporal punishment but if discipline is lacking in the home what makes one think exacting it for the 6-7 hours a day at school works? Teachers are impacting but only temporary figures in a young person's life. Parental figures exist, whether positive or negative, for a lifetime. Corporal punishment works in the short run but in the long run only provides an incentive to NOT getting caught. School punishments other than corporal punishments become null and void when corporal punishment is implemented. And after awhile students get desensitized to the overuse of paddling. And what about the teachers? Should they subject themeselves to retalatory violence at the hands of a student or parent?
 
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