When the grandparents made the decision to take Armond off of the medication. That was when the real terror began in our class and any other class that Armond was part of. We worked as a team to try and come up with strategies to keep Armond on task at school. It did not seem that anything we tried was working.
The grandparents were very loving and seemed to only want the best for their grandson. The grandmother (Miss Caroline) would quite frequently visit the school and follow up to see how Armond was doing. She was aware that he was having behavior problems after being taken off of the medication. She often would stand at the door and look in without his knowledge to find out for herself what his behavior was like. One day she had just had enough out of him. After his early morning class she was waiting for Armond. The other students had not left the building for their next class when we could hear his crying. One of the teachers quickly ran outside to see what was going on. She just as quickly came back inside and informed us that Miss Caroline was giving Armond a whipping. She made him take his leather belt off and that is what she used to whip him with. Some of the boys and maybe a few of the little girls snickered; they knew what was going on.
Well let me tell you that for about a month after that whipping we did not have any problems out of Armond. Now do I believe that corporal punishment is right, probably not, but it sure helped out in that particular situation. I later found out that it is also a cultural thing in Louisiana. I had some very close friends that are African American and they explained to me that it is very acceptable for a parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle to come to the school and whip a child who continues to have behavior problems. The little school was in a rural area and 97% African American. I will say that I never saw or heard of the principal spanking it was always a family member.
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I relate this to my days in elementary education as a student in the Pittsbugh, PA public schools. Corporal punishment was practiced regularly in those days and was administered by a male teacher in front of the entire class. While I realize that this now seems to be frown on, i must admit that behavior problems were not the issue in those days that they seem to be today. If nothing else i know it was a deterent for myself.
Well, I know that my parents spanked me when I was growing up. I know that it was done out of love, as I did then. There is a proper and improper way to do this. I sub at a school that still uses corporal punishment as well. My stepson has been paddled by the prinicipal on occasion. I think in some cases it really helps. I don't think that it is wrong, if it is done properly and not in anger.
Well, I know that my parents spanked me when I was growing up. I know that it was done out of love, as I did then. There is a proper and improper way to do this. I sub at a school that still uses corporal punishment as well. My stepson has been paddled by the prinicipal on occasion. I think in some cases it really helps. I don't think that it is wrong, if it is done properly and not in anger.
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