corporal punishment. I do not agree that it is needed to bring discipline back into our

schools. It is assumed that a child who has been caned would be less likely to commit

another offence , but this was never proved and , in fact , one theory holds that severe

corporal punishment increases the likelihood of future offences.

There are better ways to discipline students than hitting them. Some parents may

believe that spanking a child may be beneficial but apart from being potentially

dangerous physically, it can lower their self esteem, hinder their academic abilities

and may even contribute to disruptive and violent behaviour. Some pupils may feel so

afraid to go to school that they are tempted to play truant.

Over the past few years we have become more and more obsessive over bringing our

Summerhill is the opposite extreme. It is a school in England dedicated to

t century and now , here you are telling us that we should

providing an environment where pupils can be themselves. There are only a few rules

other basic lessons of living, working, playing and learning with others. They should

probably have got for defacing school property or stealing. I think that this reinforces

dreaded cane hung over us like the fear of death all the time" and "the cruel cane

infancy , the teachers role is all the more difficult. Still, restoring this rule is not the

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Dear Sir, Roald Dahl's, Northern Ireland, corporal punishment, lack discipline,
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