Paddling in Schools??

[firstrock]

I noticed a teaser article in the Indy Star online yesterday asking readers about their views concerning corporal punishment in schools. I emailed the reporter with my comments supporting corporal punishment and today had a phone interview with the reporter.

I gave my reasons for using corporal punishment in both my home as well as in the school system. The reporter was nice, didn't ask misleading questions or try to lead me down a certain path. The Star will be running this story in NEXT weeks Sunday Star.

I also learned that out of the 11 school districts in Marion Co. only 3 allowed corporal punishment and I live in one of them, go Franklin Twp!!!

John

[Boilers]

I hope you recorded the interview to ensure your words are not misquoted.

[femurphy77]

I would venture to guess that the majority of the members of this forum recieved "corporal punishment" in schools and none of us were scarred for life. I got so tired of phone calls from the H.S. on my oldest for little trivial crap that I went down there one day and with her, the principal, asst principal, counselor and teacher that was having an issue with her that day, I told them to bust her axx the next time she did something stupid, gather her friends and do it in front of them and this crap would stop. Of course you should have seen the looks of shock and stammering that they don't do that in a "modern school system". Attempting to avoid the soapbox but I think along with school prayer, saying the pledge and many other things in the "Modern" school system that are no longer done, the solution would present itself for the behavioral issues etc if they came back. And tell all the PC, Left coast parents to suck it up and move on!!!

[Lee Ermey as Sgt. Hartman]

Beat them like a gong, says I.

[gund]

I never got paddled in school. I got paddled at home. That's how it should work.

[gund]

Originally Posted by femurphy77

Attempting to avoid the soapbox but I think along with school prayer, saying the pledge and many other things in the "Modern" school system that are no longer done, the solution would present itself for the behavioral issues etc if they came back. And tell all the PC, Left coast parents to suck it up and move on!!!

The pledge is a relatively modern concoction.

Came about more than a century after independence (1892). And only gained any official standing when it became part of the flag code in WWII.

Some religious people (e.g. Jehovah's witnesses) refuse to say the pledge, because swearing loyalty to anything but God goes against their religion.

Some non-religious people refuse to say it because of the words "under god" inserted in 1954.

I don't know how widespread school prayer was. But it was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1962. That's older than a lot of members here.

There are problems with public school, these two examples aren't it. They aren't new controversies at all.

It's called "the good old days" syndrome. Everybody has it.

[paddling_man]

What's this about paddling??

[RachelMarie]

I'll tell you this....If my child came home and said her teacher paddled her. I would hunt that teacher down like a rabid dog. **I** will punish my child. No one else will lay a hand on my child without me laying a beatdown on them! End of story.

If you are a good parent, and raise your child right in the first place....your child wont act a fool in school! Every child gets crazy from time to time....every parent SHOULD correct them.


Home School all the way (For my child at least)!!!!

[silentvoice71]

Well heres the deal my wife is a teacher for FWCS shes a reading interventionist. She helps kids with bad reading levels read better and get them reading at their level. Ive gone in and helped her out with this.....The first time i helped out her 4th grade group i have 2 little kids talk back to me and tell me they wernt gonna read. They have also talked back to my wife........SO kids have no fear the kids have been threatened with parent phone calls and no recess etc etc......How do you think that kid would have acted if i sent him down to get his *** beat by a nice peace of PINE?! A lot better i bet......I am for corporal punishment kids have no respect for adults....which when i have kids.......will not be an issue i promise that. My kids will yes sir no sir yes mam no mam.....they do bad at school they get things taken away....ILL LOCK THAT SOB HOUSE DOWN!

[Coach]

Originally Posted by femurphy77

I would venture to guess that the majority of the members of this forum recieved "corporal punishment" in schools and none of us were scarred for life. I got so tired of phone calls from the H.S. on my oldest for little trivial crap that I went down there one day and with her, the principal, asst principal, counselor and teacher that was having an issue with her that day, I told them to bust her axx the next time she did something stupid, gather her friends and do it in front of them and this crap would stop. Of course you should have seen the looks of shock and stammering that they don't do that in a "modern school system". Attempting to avoid the soapbox but I think along with school prayer, saying the pledge and many other things in the "Modern" school system that are no longer done, the solution would present itself for the behavioral issues etc if they came back. And tell all the PC, Left coast parents to suck it up and move on!!!

Schools are to say the pledge and have a momment of silence at school everyday.