It's Time To Hang Up the Hickory Stick.

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ERIC Number: EJ065988

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Publication Date: 1972

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It's Time To Hang Up the Hickory Stick

Nation's Schools, 90, 5, 8-9, Nov 72

Discusses an NEA task force study of the use of corporal punishment in schools. Study results indicate that physical punishment as a disciplinary measure causes great harm, such as student behavioral problems and potential lasting psychological damage. Sixteen reasons for abandoning corporal punishment are presented along with task force recommendations for improving the discipline picture. (EA)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Corporal Punishment, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Due Process, Human Relations, Legal Problems, Student Alienation, Student Behavior, Student Teacher Relationship

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