Well do you hear the way kids talk to teachers? I promiss you that did not happen when the paddle was used. The little old lady teacher would just call the coach. They did not just go around giving pops to all the kids. Now I got more than most. But I can tell you I deserved almost everyone of them. Most kids never got a pop.
But to me it teaches kids respect. The kids know without a doubt who is in charge. If you can teach your kid that then they would never see the paddle. Me I was (am) hard headed.
I knew a guy from Jamaica. I was the most well mannered person you could meet. Were talking about teachers using the paddle and how people wanted it out of the school. He said that if you got out of line in school the teacher would get the paddle. But he said Jamaica is a small island so everyone knew if you got in trouble at school. So when you were going home the women would come out and spank you as you went home. When you got home your mother would spank you. Then when your father got home home you got spanked again. So the children were very well behaved.
If you think a parent can control every child you have not met many children. I work with children at my church. I do not use any punishment at all. They can send me the worst child and I can get most in line. Mostly bcause I am big and loud but I never threaten them. Instead I listen and talk to them. I make sure they know I care. I have had children listen to me that were completely out of control and nobody could control them. But there are children that it does not work. In that case we only have two hours to deal with them. Those are the children that the paddle can keep in line. That was the kid I was. I was going to do what I wanted when I wanted. Unless my mom was there because I knew I would get spanked. It all kept me in line. So as a child that got that [addle many times I think it should be used and if the parent does not lik it then teach the child to behave. Because this is the real world and parents won't always be there to correct the hard headed children.
Of course this is just my opinion. We don't have to agree. I can respect the opinion of others. I know at my nephew's school the parents can say yes or no to the paddle. I think that is a great option. So if the child should get the paddle suspend them and let the parents have to miss work to care for their out of control child. Me I say put that paddle on their behind and I bet they change that behavior.
I would rather get punched in the face than get fire from a job too.
