Jadawa, another Texas high school student who was spanked by corporal punishment.
Chambers, an activist against corporal punishment, showed a spanking board at the hearing.
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More than a year ago, the topic of American Chinese Chua Meier's success in educating children in a strict way caused a heated discussion in the United States and China. Chua Mei-er is also called "Tiger Mother", which has become a feature of different educational philosophies in the United States and China. Interestingly, many people don't know that there is a "tiger mother" education in the United States, which is no less severe than that in China. ? In the general impression, American parents and teachers not only can't physically punish children and students, but also take legal action if they don't do well. In fact, in the United States 19 States, it is not only legal for schools to punish students, but the main way of corporal punishment is to spank students with wooden boards.
In September this year, the news that a high school girl in Texas was spanked by her teacher attracted the attention of many viewers. The cause of the incident was that a girl copied another girl's homework. Although the plagiarized girl Taylor denied knowing, the school decided to punish her and suspend classes for two days. Taylor is a diligent and good student. She didn't want to delay class because of suspension, so she volunteered to use corporal punishment instead of suspension, and the school agreed. According to Texas law, corporal punishment of students in schools must be approved by parents. With Taylor's mother's consent, the vice principal imposed corporal punishment and spanked Taylor with a special board. When Dentelle came home, her mother found Taylor badly beaten. Only after asking did I know that the vice principal who carried out corporal punishment was a man. In a rage, Taylor's mother asked the vice principal for an apology. Unexpectedly, the vice principal said that retyping was effective, so that the students could learn a lesson. Taylor's mother then reported to the school district director that the school violated the regulations that male teachers punish boys and female teachers punish girls, which triggered a news that the topic of whether the school allowed corporal punishment of students once again aroused public discussion.
I remember when I was a child, it was common for parents and teachers to punish children and students. The ways of corporal punishment include standing, kneeling, slapping and spanking. There is a traditional concept of "don't beat the tools" in the eastern society, but with the progress of society and the popularization of human rights awareness, corporal punishment is becoming less and less common. Unexpectedly, in the United States, where the concept of human rights is universal, many schools have maintained the tradition of corporal punishment, which is quite surprising.
Teachers have the right to physically punish students and spank them, which is a tradition brought to North America by European immigrants (Weibo) with a long history. Among American states, New Jersey is the first state to ban corporal punishment in schools. As early as 1867, New Jersey passed a comprehensive law prohibiting corporal punishment. But more than a hundred years later, teachers in other states still "take care of their students". It was not until the 1970s and 1980s that corporal punishment was gradually banned in schools in many countries because of the appeals of citizens, human rights, teachers, parents and society. The latest example is Ohio and New Mexico, which passed laws prohibiting corporal punishment in 2009 and 20 1 1 respectively. At present, 3 1 state and the capital district of Columbia no longer allow corporal punishment of students in schools. However, there are still 65,438+09 countries without such a ban. Parents living in this 19 state should be aware of this situation and prevent their children from making mistakes and being punished by the school. These 19 states are concentrated in the midwest, middle and south. The following is a list of these 19 states:
Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming.
According to the statistics of the Effective Correctional Center, about 1520000 students were physically punished by teachers in 1976, and then this number decreased year by year, and in 2006 it fell to more than 220000. Among the states, Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama have the highest rates of corporal punishment of students. In 2006, the rates of corporal punishment of students in these three states were 7.5%, 4.7% and 4.5% respectively.
In America, whether teachers can punish students has always been a controversial topic. Those who support teachers to punish students often take tradition as the reason, while others think that "saving sticks will spoil bad children". Anthony, president of evermann Middle School, Texas? Price said, why do some places abolish corporal punishment and others keep it? He absolutely believes in "cultural factors". Price said that he insisted on corporal punishment because he thought it was effective. However, Price added: "The rule is not to punish students when they are angry." "We always tell children why they should be punished before they are punished, and make sure they understand why they should be punished. Tell them after the corporal punishment, so that they will think that we are harmless. We try to treat them as our own children. "
However, more and more people do not support corporal punishment of students. At present, only 23% of adults support corporal punishment of students in schools, less than a quarter. Many citizens' organizations have been calling on Congress to legislate a total ban on corporal punishment in schools, and some members are ready to introduce bills in this regard.
According to Time magazine, students who are subjected to corporal punishment, especially children, will cause mental health problems. Studies have found that children who receive corporal punishment are more likely to suffer from depression, suicide and antisocial behavior. This year, a study by a Canadian university also found that there is a certain correlation between adolescents who are physically punished and alcohol and drug abuse. In addition, many education experts believe that corporal punishment will instill an atmosphere of fear in the classroom, leading to students skipping classes and dropping out of school. There is no evidence that corporal punishment has a positive effect on students' education.