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Allowing teachers to punish students for their misbehaviour is a very controversial discussion. It comes with two very strong opinions in the form of either a firm yes or no but I believe to disagree! I believe punishments for a child should vary from situation to situation. Certain aspects should be taken into consideration, like the individual case scenario, age of the child and as well as requiring the teacher in charge to maintain a neutral demeanour rather than facing them with anger or wrath and harsh penalties. In certain scenarios, the child could just be bored and be losing interest in the class or could have a fairly naughty side to their personality, thus explaining their disruptive behaviour in class. I believe such behaviour isn’t punishable until it is out of control or is harmful to the other students. Sometimes all the student needs is some attention and once given they act more disturbingly when they receive the type of reaction they please, so hence, if the teacher chooses to ignore the acts, the behaviour can easily die down. Pre-punishment warnings can work wonders most of the time too. But in some cases, if the situation gets out of hand and some form of punishment needs to be implemented upon the child, it is always good to retort with reflective punishments. These punishments include having the student sit in time out and think of their behaviour or making the teacher or student effected by their misconduct a simple sorry card. These forms of punishments are very effective because they allow the child to calm down and think of their behaviour and attitude, how it affected everyone including themselves and what they can do to avoid doing so in the future. There is more to than just a misbehaving child. Misconduct from a child does not always mean that they are bored or just being naughty, it could be internal issues that may root from home. Family issues, for example, an argument between the parents, can have very severe effects on the spectator child, thus the behavioural outbreak they might have in school. This outcry for attention could mean the child is looking for support, comfort or help from a caring adult. However, punishing a child that is looking for attention from someone they can talk or vent out their frustration to could have an even further negative effect and make the child even more rebellious. Therefore, I believe each situation needs to be handled with care, given time, thoroughly observed rather than to jump to conclusions and punish the child straight away. In conclusion, I believe a middle ground can be found rather than implementing harsh or any punishments straight away. More than often a growing child is looking for attention and when not given the right sort of reactions they may rebel even more from time to time. Given that educators already have a huge responsibility upon them to educate the next generation, it can be tiring and if anything frustrating to have to deal with misbehaving students. I do hope though, we as teachers, can be more patient and forgiving to the children of the future.
