It is important for children to learn the difference between right and wrong at an early age. Punishment is necessary to help them learn this distinction. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? What sort of punishment should parents and teachers be allowed to use to teach good behaviour to children?

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helps
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to recognize what is
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should do, and what is wrong, and
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should prevent themselves to do. I would argue that
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children
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should learn about wrong and
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things when they are young,
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I think
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punishment
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is not the proper way to help them to find the differences. In
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in pedagogy methods. It is not like
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centuries that
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was the only way to educate
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that what is
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or wrong. We should not restrict our teaching choices to negative methods; because they have remarkable consequences
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generation. Parents and institutions should try to show kids
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why something is wrong or
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clearly with touchable examples to help them to select their choices. Adults and teaching
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for their strategy, which can have positive effects on
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instead
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of
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On the other hand
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,
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has various negative consequences on young
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of all, adolescents
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their
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. They become frightened and they can not select the
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decision, because they think it might be wrong and they would punish again.
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,
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makes
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anxious and angry. Adolescents become nervous about their choices, and
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become aggressive; because they do not know what should they do to
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scape
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punishment
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pedagogy approach, reproduce the anger
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and does not help young
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to select
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ways.
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system
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has worse effects on the relationship between the
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and the punisher; after
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, that child cannot rely on that person and
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at that age. In conclusion, I believe that in today’s society, we have many positive methods for teaching the
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way to our
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; and
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is not
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best choice.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • punishment
  • positive reinforcement
  • consequences
  • time-outs
  • removal of privileges
  • open communication
  • clear expectations
  • consistency
  • fairness
  • disciplinary action
  • proportionate
  • moral values
  • internalization
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