Dears, Close on heels of what Dr. Anthony da Silva SJ, Jesuit Provincial of Goa said at the Principal Eduardo Soares Memorial lecture at St. Thomas HSS, Aldona, on Sunday 07 December, 2008, is this discussion that shows how ineffective corporal punishment is in bringing about desired change in behaviour.
Dr Anthony da Silva SJ studied Philosophy in Munich-Germany and completed his doctorate in Psychology from University of Michigan-USA. His students are Pricipals and Headmasters of many institutions and the success of corporal punishment-free institutions has only to be seen. Belief comes immediately. Threat of punishment cannot achieve half of what love and consideration can. India and Pakistan are beginning to learn this, it seems, in dealing with terrorists. Both Asif Zardari and Sonia Gandhi have lost their spouses to terrorists. They know better than to fight terror with terror. If one of the advoctes of corporal punishment is made to kneel down on sand for an error of judgement, he or she will immediately see the other point of view. Mog asundi Miguel Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 07:47:27 -0800 (PST) From: Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Old Practice as New Science Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- On Mon, 12/8/08, Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Threat of Punishment Works, Study Suggests http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081204/sc_livescience/threatofpunishmentworksstudysuggests Corporal punishment is not only found to be ineffective in children, but it has been shown to have deleterious effects on subsequent behavior. This form of disciplining has been banned in public and Catholic schools in 102 countries across the world. Here is an American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on banning of corporal punishment in school children: http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics%3b106/2/343 Santosh Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/
