Prevention-of-Corporal-Punishment/C2/Consequences-of-Corporal-Punishment/English

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Slide No 1< Title Slide	Welcome to the spoken tutorial on “Consequences of Corporal Punishment”
Slide Number 2 Learning objectives slide	In this tutorial we will discuss, Some case studies involving corporal punishment. Consequences of corporal punishment Impact of corporal punishment on learning abilities.
Image 1	Very often, incidents of corporal punishment are being reported in the media.
Image 2 (Similar to Image 1)	Let us go through some case studies. These cases highlight the consequences of corporal punishment.
Teacher and Nithya are s<tanding in front of the blackboard.	Nithya is a c<lass 8th s<tudent in a secondary school. One day her Mathematics teacher asked her to solve a problem on the board.
Image 3 Depressed girl standing in front of the class	Nithya was unable to solve it. As a punishment, teacher made her stand facing the class for the entire period. The teacher humiliated her in front of the whole class.
Image 4 All other students laughing at Nithya.	All the other students made fun of her. She felt ashamed.
Image 5 Nithya is sitting very gloomy. Show other children playing outside the home.	In the evening, after school hours she reached home. She did not go to play with the other children.
Image 6 Nithya is sitting alone in a corner of the room.	She did not interact much with other family members. She did not want to play with her friends. She wanted to be left alone.
Image 7	She was always sad and did not show much interest in other activities. Her parents noticed the change in her behaviour.
Image 8 Nithya is talking with her parents.	They asked the reason behind her silence. But Nithya was not ready to speak out. Parents were worried.
Image9	Nitya’s parents met the class teacher. They spoke about Nitya’s social withdrawal and depression. The class teacher also expressed her concern about Nitya.
Image 10	The class teacher also noticed a change in Nitya.
Image 8 Image of Nithya in the morning assembly( Singing prayer in the assembly)	Nithya was very good at singing . She used to participate in singing in the morning assembly. But since the incident she had not participated in the morning assembly.
	She has also stopped interacting with her classmates.
Image 10 Nithya and Class teacher are sitting together.	The class teacher called Nithya after school hours. Nitya confides in the teacher about the incident in the mathematics period. She talks to the teacher about the fear of judgemental behavior of her friends. Teacher then decides to encourage the student to come out of depression.
Image 11 Teacher is standing in the class.	Next day the class teacher conducts a small cultural event in the class. Teacher asks Nithya to come in front and sing a song.
Image 12 Nithya sits in the last bench	Nithya was hesitant, she was not ready to face the class again. The teacher asked her friends to encourage her. She was hesitant in the beginning. Later encouraged by the teacher she was willing to sing in the class.
Image 13 Nithya is singing	Nitya’s performance was appreciated by all. All students and teachers clapped for her.
Image 14 Nithya with happy face	She felt happy and gave her confidence to interact with her classmates again.
Image 15 Class teacher and Maths teacher	Later in the day the class teacher discussed Nithya’s case with Maths teacher. Class teacher says “Children are sensitive, such punishment can lead to social withdrawal”
Image 16	Maths teacher says, “I did it because I thought it would make her focus on her studies’’.
Image 16 Class teacher and Maths teacher	Class teacher says, “This form of punishment should never be given to students. “Students can be made to improve by motivation and rewards”.
Image 17 Image of the Maths teacher.	The teachers then discuss positive methods for the situation.
Image 18	The teacher could have asked other students to help Nitya solve the problem. As a team they would have helped each other to find a solution.
Slide number 3 Consequences of CP	Listed here are some of the consequences of CP. These punishments can have a lifelong negative impact on a child. The experience can lower their self-esteem. Social withdrawal of the child from the surroundings.
Slide Number 4 Consequences of CP	* It encourages violence and aggressive behaviour. It creates a strain in the relationship between the teacher and the student. Increases anxiety, depression and suicidal tendencies.
Image 18 Krishna is writing an exam.	Let us discuss another case study. Krishna was an obedient student in the class. He came well prepared for his examination. He was writing the exam attentively.
Image 19 Teacher pointing Krishna.	The teacher invigilator came up to him and suspected him of cheating.
Image 20 Krishna stand up and talking to teacher	Krishna politely stood up and refuted the teacher's allegations. But the teacher was adamant.
Image 21 a)Teacher put his hand in Krishna’s shirt pocket, b)Humiliated Krishna<	The teacher searched Krishna’s pockets. Krishna felt embarrassed.
Image 22 Teacher takes krishna to Principal’s room.( Humiliated Krishna standing in Principal’s room) .	He did not allow Krishna to finish the exam. The teacher complained of misconduct and cheating against him.
Image 23 Krishna is discussing with his close friends.	Krishna discussed the issue with his friends. They planned and decided to damage school property.
Image 24 Image of Krishna and his friends.	After school hours, Krishna and his friends stayed back in the school. They began to tear all the charts and posters kept in the class.
Image 25	They also damaged the furniture in the class.
Image 26	School authorities came to know about the incident. Krishna was to meet the school counsellor.
Image 25 Krishna and class teacher.	Krishna told about the incident that happened in the exam hall.
Image 26 Krishna and (Counselor .(Krishna talking)	He says “Teacher did not believe me. I have not done anything wrong”
Krishna and counsellor. (Counselor talking)	Counsellor says “You could have approached any teacher who supports you”. Destroying school property is not an acceptable thing. “Don’t run away from the challenge. Instead, you should find a solution”. Krishna realises his mistakes. He promised that he will not repeat the bad behaviour.
Image 27 Collage	Here Krishna destroyed theproperty as a way of coping with the situation. He was unable to manage his frustrations and extreme feelings.
Slide Facts about CP incidents	Some noticeable facts in above incident of corporal punishment. The student exhibited violence because of the aggressive behavior of a teacher. Other students, witness to this incident can also develop negative emotions.
Image 27 Collage	In Krihna’s case, the teacher should have believed him. He could have given him the benefit of doubt. Teacher could have accepted that she was mistaken. Teacher could have asked other teachers to deal with the situation. This small step would have saved Krishna from embarrassment.
	Apart from psychological issues, punishment affects learning ability.
Slide 6 Impact of CP on Learning	Corporal punishment leads to, * Poor academic performance. Negative attitude towards learning. Hatred towards a subject. Poor attention span. Increased drop-out rate. School avoidance and school phobia.
	Let us summarise,
Slide Number 7 Summary slide	In this tutorial we have discussed about, Some case studies involving corporal punishment. Consequences corporal punishment . Impact of corporal punishment on learning abilities.
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About the contributors	This is Snehalatha Kaliappan,Viji Nair, Saurabg Gadgil from IIT Bombay Signing off. This tutorial is reviewed by Dr. Bindhulakshmi Pattadath from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Thank you for joining.

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Madhurig, Snehalathak, Vijinair