Kenneth Clark asserts that corporal punishment is an anachronism and that it is applied arbitrarily and sometimes sadistically, teaching children to use violence to solve problems. Charles Miller replies that both common law and common sense support the use of corporal punishment, when all other disciplinary approaches have failed. (SJL)

Although paddling of students appears to be rare and infrequent, many teachers and administrators wish to keep this option as a form of corporal punishment. However, if schools wish to encourage the development of students into compassionate, self-confident adults, paddling and other forms of corporal punishment must be banned. (CB)