How Other Countries Do Discipline
After reading the article about “How Other Countries Do Discipline”, I totally agree with the author’s view that a school’s disciplinary climate is not only the product of the educator’s belief and actions, but it is also shaped by the legal and social context of the country. Though every country has different customs and rules, the work of discipline all leads to help to prevent discipline problems and to create a better environment for learning.
First of all, the article examined assessment and survey data from 49 countries that participated in the 2003 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Survey (TIMSS), such as Canada, Chile, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, and the United States. By exploring the data, it shows discipline problems were strongly associated with lower student achievement. In addition to assessing math and science achievement, TIMSS surveys students, teachers, and administrators about their experiences in school. Principals reported on absenteeism, tardy arrivals, and skipping class problem. Teachers reported how often their ability to teach was impacted by disruptive students. Students reported on the times they had been teased recently. However, school level and country level also strongly link to school discipline. The data shows that in countries with fewer discipline problems, such as Japan and South Korea, the schools often get higher test scores in the TIMSS.
There are some assumptions about why discipline problems happened in certain area; one of the answers is poverty. The result of some research is that when there’s a greater difference among students’ backgrounds, there will be more discipline problems. The research also point...
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The idea of physical punishment has been visible throughout our nation’s history. The 30’s, 40’, 50’s all encouraged the use of strong physical discipline towards children, it wasn’t until the 60’s and 70’s that this idea became taboo. “Many of us in the room had been smacked, whipped, or beaten as children...
Contrary to popular belief, corporal punishment is still an accepted form of punishment in some countries. In these countries, many see this kind of punishment for children as normal, natural and harmless. Yet, human rights activists believe that it is damaging and must be stopped. For example, Gambian teachers are working to end corporal punishment. The Gambia Teachers' Union has been training teachers on alternative...
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During the 80s and 90s, the media over-exaggerated books and survey results which had a negative effect on corporal punishment in private homes and schools. The media virtually ignored the results of surveys if they had positive things to say about corporal punishment. Almost all of the studies came to the same conclusion when discussing the type of people that use corporal punishment on their children. Most of the parents who were advocates for corporal punishment were Jewish or Christian parents, following their belief in what the Bible says. The research also included other possible ways that parents could punish their children, but many of these were found to be unsuccessful for many children or they worked better when spanking was included. Parents were also worried about the physical harm that could be done by corporal punishment, and research found that within reason, a child would not be harmed depending on the device used and the amount of fo...
While the practice of corporal punishment is still valid in some parts of the world it has become a dishonorable custom in other parts, especially in the West. Many parents have argued in favor for such kind of punishment by claiming that it is a quick and efficient way to achieve “immediate compliance” and discipline their children. Corporal punishment still stands as an everyday approach to ensuring discipline for the children. “Interviews conducted in 2000 for the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY, 2002) indicated that of all the parents of 3-year-olds, 51.6% reported that they had used corporal punishment in the past week, and 35.9% of parents of 4 and 5-year-olds reported that they had used corporal punishment in the same time period.”
The use of corporal punishment in schools is legal in 23 states in America, and at least one million cases similar to the one above are reported per year. The practice of corporal punishment is widespread throughout the United States by both parents and teachers, however most persons in favor of this use of punishment in education are located southern states and rural areas. Supporters claim that the lack of this method of punishment in the classroom is why children fail in school (Riak 3). Corporal punishment is a problem throughout most of the country perhaps because the form of punishment is socially acceptable in the home and individuals are uneducated about the effects of corporal punishment on children. The use of corporal punishment in the classroom leads the student to further violence, damaging psychological effects, and even child abuse. Therefore, this approach to punishment should not be advocated in any school setting.
India has an educational ideology which believes that the more discipline and punishments the students go through, the more successful they will be in achieving their educational endeavors. In India, many schools take pride in their students and
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Have you ever thought, what is the main fact, by which all countries are evaluated? There would be probably many different answers, but it is obvious that all countries’ economic conditions are the main factors that show at which level of development these countries are. Of course, the governments of all countries are doing their best in order to increase their economic status. There are many factors that positively influence the economic condition, but it is indisputable, that the main circumstance that is needed to achieve this goal is well educated society. So to solve this problem, firstly, government has to start from young generation, because they are the future of the country. It is obviously seen, that in order to increase the students’ cognition, politicians have to enhance the educational system, which will make studying process more productive, and of course, it will provide good atmosphere for students to study. Many different pieces of research were made in this field, and finally, scientists detected many problems and factors that have negative effect on educational process. Also, they have found that not all factors hinder all learners to study; there are also some circumstances that prevent only special group of students. Because of it, many different teaching methods, such as reducing the class sizes and restricting the rules of teaching are practicing in different countries all over the world, in order to improve academic achievement of the students. Also, researchers reported that there are some conditions that have beneficial effect on academic studies of only one specific sex, not both. One teacher (Gurian, 2001) said that she had taught twenty years, and if she had learned anything, it’s that while boys and ...
Discipline through self-control, rules, routines, and procedures are a foundation that will lead to high student achievement in my classroom. Setting positive expectations and treating students with respect will give students the opportunity to feel empowered to make decisions on their own. The positive expectations set in the classroom provide the foundation for each student to obtain high achievement levels throughout the entire school year. All of these methods of classroom management and teaching will keep my students working positively and productively through active involvement to reduce the incidences of misbehavior in my
First, corporal punishment in public schools is barbaric because it can cause so much stress in a child who usually experiences this from bullying or child abuse. Brain scans display a structural and biochemical change that affects a child’s social behavior. For example, in an article written by Shen-Li Lee, argues that a “child’s anterior cingulated gyrus (ACG) suffers from cell loss, which affects a child’s ability to moderate and emphasize their fear.” Furthermore, the pathway to their brain is changed in ways that can affect their ability to manage stress, which can lead to the child being impulsive, and aggressive toward other people. In addition states that it “can cause impairment to the brain, which can lead to disorders such as ADHD, depression, impaired attention, etc.”
Discipline plays a key part in education. Respect from your students will make the classroom a better atmosphere. Rules should be established on the first day. Rules should be a thoughtful process so they can be carried out to be affective, but logical consequences. We do not want the students self esteem to be damaged.
Corporal punishment means to educate by implement of physical pain on learners in order to enhance their ability of studying. As we know, students will often follow the instructions which given by their instructor. However, if they don’t, many instructors are likely to introduce the corporal punishment such as hitting, slapping, spanking and kicking rather than promotes the oral education method to force their students to have a better performance. Gradually, corporal punishment have become a widely known phenomenon all over the world. According to the Department of Education’s 2006 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), it clearly showed that a total of 223,190 students without disabilities received corporal punishment in that year around the