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Monday, 23 May 2016

DOES DISCIPLINE MEAN PUNISHMENT?

What is your first association with the word "discipline?" Fill in the blank: When you discipline a child, you __________ them.
Indeed, common sense and common usage equate discipline with punishment. Disciplining a child means "punishing them for doing something wrong. Does this traditional definition of discipline shape the discipline code at your school? The logic of all discipline codes is timeless: "The punishment fits the crime." The greater the crime, the greater the punishment.What is your take?




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