Prevention-of-Corporal-Punishment/C2/Perceptions-on-Corporal-Punishment/English

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Slide No 1 Title Slide	Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Perceptions on Corporal Punishment.
Slide No 2 Learning objectives slide	In this tutorial we will discuss about, Some common classroom incidents Teacher’s perspective on corporal punishment. Suggestions for “Child Friendly Schools“.
	Here is a classroom in a school.
Image 1 Vivek beats a child while is teacher taking the class.	Vivekis a naughty boy in the class. He disturbs other students while the teacher is teaching in the class.
Image 2 Teacher is slapping Vivek .	Teacher slapped him and asked him to show his class work.
Image 3 Vivek is showing his notebook.	His classwork was incomplete. Teacher insisted to meet vivek's parent.
Image 4 Vivek’s father talking with Mini teacher.	Next day Vivek’s father meets Mini teacher in the school. Vivek’s father complains that his son was punished.
Image 5 (Animation) MiniTeacher talking to the parent.	Mini teacher says, “I only slapped him once, and that too not hard – how can that be Corporal Punishment? Vivek does not pay attention in the class. In the last term exam he got very poor marks in all the subjects. He disturbs other students too. All teachers complain about him”.
Image 6 Vivek’s father talking to Mini teacher.	Parent says, “He does not understand anything in the class. He complains that, teacher slap and tease him for not completing the homework”.
Image 7 Mini teacher says to the parent	“We have to manage many students in a class. We are liable to complete syllabus on time. Betterment of the child is the only intention of every teacher”.
Image 8 Vivek’s father talking.	“He may be inattentive due to the boring teaching methods. We are unable to help him complete his homework.
Image 9 Mini teacher says to the parent	Mini teacher says “We provide extra coaching for poor performers, after school hours. Still, they are unable to improve themselves, what should we do? Basic discipline should start at home.
Image 10 Conversation between Parent and Mini teacher	“It is true.We as parents are responsible for our child’s behavior and discipline. Teachers should also treat them with care, love and respect. Each child wants special care and attention in the class”.
Image 11 Mini Teacher is taking to parents.	We will try our best to improve the standard of our students”.
Image 12 Conversation between teachers in the staff room.	In the staff room, Mini teacher and Sharma teacher are having a conversation.
Image 13 Three teachers are discussing in the staff room.	Mini teacher says, “Today Vivek’s father came to meet me. I told him about his naughty behaviour and low academic performance. But he is not ready to admit his child's mistakes. He is complaining about teachers and their teaching methods”.
Image 14 Discussion between teachers. (Sharma sir and Mini teacher)	Sharma Sir says “ I used to scold him but he remains the same.” Similarly another student Sushil also disturbs other students in the classroom.
Image 15 Discussion between teachers. ( Depressed teachers)	Rema teacher says ”No use of scolding and beating them. I am fed up with my job. “Last week principal called me. He got angry with me due to poor performance of the students in my subject.”.
Image 16 Discussion between teachers.	Raji teacher says “I have started extra classes for slow learners after regular school hours”. “I reach home late. We too have families and problems”. No one understands our situation. Neither students, nor parents, nor the management.
Image 17 Teachers are sitting in the staffroom.	From the above conversation, we learn that teachers too work under difficult conditions. Let us understand teacher’s perspective on Corporal Punishment.
Slide Number 3 Perspectives from Teachers	Large teacher to student ratio makes managing a class difficult. Some students may push a teacher beyond limits. Completion of the syllabus on time. CP guidelines discourage interaction with students. Pressure from management for good results.
Image 18 Teachers are attending staff meeting in the staffroom.	Here, the principal is having a meeting with all the teachers.
Image 20 Staff representative Arun sir speaks in the staff meeting.	Staff representative Mr.Arun says, “There is a need to appoint a Counselor in our school. Counselor would be the apt person to analyze each child individually”.
Image 21 Mini teacher says in the staff meeting.	Mini teacher says, “We should have a parent-teacher meeting once a month. We can discuss the child's problems and solutions to rectify it.
	All the teachers agreed to both the suggestions.
Image 22 Principal Says to teachers	The principal says “I am happy with your suggestions. I request all of you to take necessary steps to maintain child-friendly environment. We will work together to make our school child-friendly.
Here is the link for UNICEF manual on how to achieve child-friendly schools.	https://www.unicef.org/publications/files/Child_Friendly_Schools_Manual_EN_040809.pdf. I will open this link in a web browser.
Cursor on the document.	Details on how to create child-friendly environment in schools is given in this document. The content of this manual is divided into several chapters. These are arranged under different headings.
Cursor on the points given on the page. Show page 37 in the document.	Here are some suggestions for Child friendly schools . Brightly painted rooms, clean floors and colorful displays on walls . Child-appropriate furniture arranged flexibly . Adequate ventilation, water and sanitation facilities .
Slide Number 5 Child friendly schools	Activity centers or learning corners around the classroom. Provision of recreation kits and nutritious school meals.
Show page 45.	The document also puts emphasis on the concept of ‘putting children first’ . Some important points to note in this section.Learning is central to education and, in line with the child-centered principle. It should be an interactive process in which children are active participants. This is at the heart of the classroom process in all child-friendly school models. It is critical for teachers to be well trained in this pedagogy.
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	This brings us the end of the tutorial. Let us summarize,
Slide Number 6 Summary slide	In this tutorial we have learned about Some common classroom incidents Teacher’s perspective on corporal punishment. Suggestions for “Child Friendly Schools.
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Slide Number 9 Acknowledgment	Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project. It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India. More information on this mission is available at[1]http://spoken-tutorial.org\NMEICT-Intro
About the contributors	This is Snehalatha Kaliyappan, Viji Nair and Saurabh Gadgil from IIT Bombay Signing off. This tutorial is reviewd by Dr. Bindulaksmi padath, Tata Institute of Social Science. Thank you.

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