Response to: Bush and the Education Mess

sherylb07 said...
I don't expect you to post this comment. But I hope you will look at the links I've provided.Paddling injuries:http://nospank.net/violatn.htm(Studies show significantly more fatal school shootings took place in states that allow corporal punishment in schools.The decline of paddling in U.S. public schools is correlated with a decline in violence against teachers.Non-paddling states have higher ACT scores and higher graduation rates.Eight of the top ten paddling states are in the top ten states with the highest incarceration rates.See study at: http://www.stophitting.com/disatschool/fact-vs-opinion-school-corporal-punishment.php )Here's a list of pediatric organizations that oppose corporal punishment. * American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry* American Academy of Family Physicians* American Academy of Pediatrics* American Counseling Association* American of School Administrators* American Bar Association* American Civil Liberties Union* American Humane Association* American Humanist Association* American Medical Association* American Orthopsychiatric Association* American Psychiatric Association* American Psychological Association* American Public Health Association* American School Counselor Association* Association for Childhood Education International* Association of Junior Leagues* Council for Exceptional Children* Defense for Children International* Friends Committee on Legislation* International Society for the Study of Dissociation* National Association for State Departments of Education* National Association for the Advancement of Colored People* National Association for the Education of Young Children* National Association of Elementary School Principals* National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners* National Association of School Nurses* National Association of School Psychologists* National Association of Social Workers* National Association for State Boards of Education* National Council of Teachers of English* National Education Association* National Foster Parents Association* National Indian Education Association* National Mental Health Association* National Organization for Women* National Parent Teachers Association* National Women's Political Caucus* Prevent Child Abuse America* Society for Adolescent Medicine* Unitarian Universalist General Assembly* United Methodist Church General Assembly* U.S. Department of Defense: Office of Dependents Schools Overseas* Attachment Parenting International
October 15, 2008 7:56 PM