Quote:I don't have strong feelings on this particular issue. To each their own. But to answer your question.


We use time outs and a loss of privileges with my kids. Never have an issue with either child and both are really well behaved. This might not work for everyone, but it has for us.


In school, I have never really had any issues with my students. So no real need to dish out punishment. Maybe I've been lucky. That being said, I think school corporeal punishment opens a giant can of worms. Too many variables to keep it simple.

 

Your students probably don't act out because they respect you which is how it should be. If they believe you really care and are passionate about the subject most people respond with respect, that's been my experience anyways. 

 

I understand why some people don't "spank", as a young father the spanking was my go to discipline, probably to much. I REALLY try and make spankings RARE occasions these days, I could even see the actual distribution of spanking phasing out in our household. It's to easy to let anger or frustration rather than discipline be the root cause of a spanking, then it's abuse not child rearing. 

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