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continuation from the previous post.
Now, if corporal punishment is the way of the errant child, who punishes the indiscipline of the adult?
The child’s formative years of a child is vital because this shapes the character and attitude of a child, but when these years are laden with incessant hitting and spanking with little or no love, it results to civil or criminal liability. The child has feelings and he thinks, he gets most of his education from circumstances in his environment. And those responsible for these are the parents or guardians and teachers. But if this environmental condition are straitlaced, the right development of the child will be in jeopardy.
It is not uncommon to hear from the acclaimed disciplinarian that beating or severe corporal punishments stands a good stead in children as it makes them a better person.
While this is true, it also begs the question “If the former child who is now a responsible adult was not corporally punished, would he have turned otherwise?
The truth is every adult sees the need to punish the indiscipline of a child through hitting, and most often time the right amount of education does not accompany such act. This is where it is important to discipline on the ground of right educational measure.
There is no gainsaying the fact that education and discipline follows in letter and in spirit. The education of a child comes from observation, imitation and participation. All these with the right amount of discipline( not punishment) produces a child that is emotionally, physically and psychologically balanced.
Punishment only stops a child from repeating his indiscipline, it does not improve the understanding of the situation prior to the corporal punishment
Informatory method of addressing indiscipline is a sine qua non to the right education of the child as this gives the child the necessary orientation to be reckoned with amongst his peers. Parents and teachers who chastises a child for talking or bearing his mind on an issue will only breed an introverted liability. This to a large extent contributes to the lack of social skills necessary to survive in this extroverted world.
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In the school where I work, a particular number was given to all students by Lagos State Government if any teacher flogs them. A teacher called their bluff and flogged a student. The student got home and called. We were so surprised that officials came the next day requesting for the Teacher's sack. All plea fell on deaf ears. He was eventually sacked.
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