Topic of corporal punishment （Modified)

[yhjsaber]

Some people say that children should be disciplined in their early age, and punishment should be used. To some extent do you agree? What kind of punishment can be used by teachers and parents?

People hold different views as to whether or not punishment is an effective way to cultivate a well-behaved younger generation. Although there are some arguments against physically disciplining children, I would argue that appropriate corporal penalty is necessary for the education of responsible teenagers.

Opponents of this may claim that physical punishment may have negative effects on adolescents’ psychological development. Many children would feel unwilling and find it difficult to withstand the suffering from being forced to run a long distance or stand for a couple of hours. As a result, they may develop a feeling of hatred towards their teachers and parents, which provokes them to behave even more unduly. As people are concerned that these misfits would bring the sense of dissatisfaction with their elders into their adulthood, which consequently affects the followed generations, it is proposed that any form of physical punishments should be restricted or even prohibited.

However, I would argue that bitterness deriving from certain means of physical discipline is essential to prevent some misbehaved children from relapsing. For example, a teenager committing shop lifting or hurting others must be educated with material penalties which allow this person to experience what it feels like to be bereft of precious items or harmed by other people. With such a direct and efficient method of education, these malicious children will quickly learn from their mistakes and avoid engaging the similar behaviours again. Besides, certain disciplines such as intense exercises can enable children to improve their physical conditions while they are learning to be responsible for the mistakes they make. As seen above, these bodily penalties can be very efficiently in terms of helping young individuals develop a sense of responsibility, with the added benefits to improving their health level.

In conclusion, employing certain physical punishments to educate children in their early age can efficiently push them to the right path as well as strengthening their consciousness of responsibility. Therefore, I am convinced that utilising reasonable corporal disciplines can do more good than harm to a child.

[gjartist82]

Some people say that children should be disciplined at an early age, and punishment should be used. To some extent do you agree? What kind of punishment can be used by teachers and parents?

People hold different views as to whether or not punishment is an effective way to cultivate a well-behaved younger generation. Although there are some arguments against physically disciplining children, I would argue that appropriate corporal penalty is necessary for the education of responsible teenagers.

Opponents of this may claim that physical punishment may have negative effects on adolescents’ psychological development. Many children would feel unwilling and find it difficult to withstand the suffering from being forced to run a long distance or stand for a couple of hours. As a result, they may develop a feeling of hatred towards their teachers and parents, which provokes them to behave even more unduly. As people are concerned that these misfits would bring the sense of dissatisfaction with their elders into their adulthood, which consequently affects the following generations, it is proposed that any form of physical punishments should be restricted or even prohibited.

However, I would argue that bitterness deriving from certain means of physical discipline is essential to prevent some misbehaved children from relapsing. For example, a teenager committing shop lifting or hurting others must be educated with material penalties which allow this person to experience what it feels like to be bereft of precious items or harmed by other people. With such a direct and efficient method of education, these malicious children will quickly learn from their mistakes and avoid engaging the similar behaviours again. Besides, certain disciplines such as intense exercises can enable children to improve their physical conditions while they are learning to be responsible for the mistakes they make. As seen above, these bodily penalties can be very efficient in terms of helping young individuals develop a sense of responsibility, with the added benefits to improving their health level.

In conclusion, employing certain physical punishments to educate children at an early age can efficiently push them to the right path as well as strengthening their consciousness of responsibility. Therefore, I am convinced that utilising reasonable corporal disciplines can do more good than harm to a child.