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AverageJoe90

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24. Yeah, sadly, that is true.

Reply to d_r (Original post)

Tue Nov 12, 2013, 04:35 AM

Nov 2013

The saddest part is is that corporal punishment appears to have been introduced to the black community via none other than slavery.

"The origin and true purpose of the paddle."
— George Ryley Scott; William H. Grier, M.D. and Price M. Cobbs, M.D.

http://nospank.net/slave.pdf

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Study makes a case against paddling, finds link between corporal punishment, failure to graduat [View all] d_r Nov 2013 OP

At every opportunity they get pushed back by the system. Baitball Blogger Nov 2013 #1

As a former teacher, I'm not at all surprised by this. NaturalHigh Nov 2013 #2

Knock me down with a feather n/t the_sly_pig Nov 2013 #3

racism is systemic heaven05 Nov 2013 #4

Positive reinforcement works much better. bemildred Nov 2013 #5

It was child abuse when I saw my third grade classmates paddled mountain grammy Nov 2013 #6

Fuckers beat me with a board sorefeet Nov 2013 #7

The problem is the immaturity of children when they start school. JDPriestly Nov 2013 #16

Sorry to hear about that. AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #23

Sadist who likes to hurt children Kolesar Nov 2013 #26

How about we just give up our children at birth to those who think they can do it better? Android3.14 Nov 2013 #8

this is school-based corporal puishment d_r Nov 2013 #9

This article is about paddling children *by school officials, in school* antigone382 Nov 2013 #10

Awww, look. They wrote a whole book about people with ideas such as those. jtuck004 Nov 2013 #12

Gee, ya think? TBF Nov 2013 #11

The question is causation. Does the corporal punishment CAUSE the failure of the child in school. JDPriestly Nov 2013 #13

best post in this thread n/t Psephos Nov 2013 #14

it doesn't directly answer your question d_r Nov 2013 #15

How common is corporal punishment in the schools? JDPriestly Nov 2013 #17

CA: apple, Alabama: orange. Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #18

Did the study or article explain why California is apples and Alabama oranges? JDPriestly Nov 2013 #20

You just explained it upthread. California doesn't allow corporal punishment. Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #21

19 states allow corporal punishment d_r Nov 2013 #19

Studies prove the point Duppers Nov 2013 #22

Yeah, sadly, that is true. AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #24

Akin to beatings in southern prisons, IMHO eom Kolesar Nov 2013 #27

Or on quite a few antebellum plantations. nt AverageJoe90 Nov 2013 #31

And to think it only took getting to the 21st century for us to figure this out. DeSwiss Nov 2013 #25

always better to appeal to their minds and not their behinds. olddad56 Nov 2013 #28

Here is a youtube video d_r Nov 2013 #29

I had no idea they still paddled in schools Marrah_G Nov 2013 #30