Does punishment still have its place in today’s school?
By Nicole Larosa
EDI 15A Psychological Perspective: Teaching & Learning
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
February 25, 2009
The class on how to motivate a student was pretty interesting. I think both positive and negative reinforcements are pretty equal in being needed. I do think punishment had a place in today's schools. If a child is misbehaving, sometimes ignoring the child does not work. On the other side, continuously telling the child to stop does not work either. There had to be some kind of bad consequence.
When a student does something bad, he should be punished. I think that detention and in school suspension are good punishments. Out of school suspension though, is a bad idea and does not make sense. Why would you make a child stay home as a punishment? Most kids do not want to wake up early and go to school anyway. This kind of suspension is like doing the student a favor; the student will not see it as a punishment, but as a vacation.
Punishments are also needed because when the student does something good and is rewarded for it, he will see that being good had a better consequence than being bad. We need both praise and punishment so that the child can compare his own behaviors and decide which is better for himself. The student will most likely see that praise and good behavior is better. The praise a teacher gives a student is also an incentive for the student to do well and work hard in the future.
Long Island University, C. W. Post
February 25, 2009
The class on how to motivate a student was pretty interesting. I think both positive and negative reinforcements are pretty equal in being needed. I do think punishment had a place in today's schools. If a child is misbehaving, sometimes ignoring the child does not work. On the other side, continuously telling the child to stop does not work either. There had to be some kind of bad consequence.
When a student does something bad, he should be punished. I think that detention and in school suspension are good punishments. Out of school suspension though, is a bad idea and does not make sense. Why would you make a child stay home as a punishment? Most kids do not want to wake up early and go to school anyway. This kind of suspension is like doing the student a favor; the student will not see it as a punishment, but as a vacation.
Punishments are also needed because when the student does something good and is rewarded for it, he will see that being good had a better consequence than being bad. We need both praise and punishment so that the child can compare his own behaviors and decide which is better for himself. The student will most likely see that praise and good behavior is better. The praise a teacher gives a student is also an incentive for the student to do well and work hard in the future.
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