Author lists four reasons why corporal punishment does not work. Studies included.
Context:
- Corporal punishment is institutional child abuse
- Multiple forms of violence in educational settings: symbolic, structural and physical
Issue at hand:
- Although forbidden in many countries only 53 countries ban corporal punishment formally (according to 2019 statistics)
- In many countries corporal punishment is used illegally
- Countries like Kenya there is increasing pressure to bring corporal punishment back to schools
- Research has shown that across gender, race and parenting styles, corporal punishment does not improve behavior, it makes it worse
- Overall, author concludes that “corporal punishment breaks young people and brutalizes them”
Why corporal punishment does not work
- According to neurobiology, learning is an emotional matter
- When the brain is in a state of panic due to fear, it cannot integrate information deeply
- Although corporal punishment can to behavioral regulation, other more humane deterrents are sufficiently effective
- With progressively severe levels of punishment to unwanted behaviors, escalation of physical punishment can become extremely dangerous
- When physical punishment is set as a norm, forms of physical abuse can become mainstream
- A 2014 study in Brazil found a positive correlation between incidents of bullying and violent discipline methods
- Positive discipline and restorative practices are more likely to influence change than corporal punishments
- Corporal punishment has long-term psychological effects
- A 2021 study shows that spanking can have serious neurological effects on young people, similar to those endured after severe maltreatment
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