Should corporal punishment be outlawed?
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Do the Math
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A poll of American adults found that most believed a parent has the right to spank their child, if they think it is necessary. While most Americans felt secure in the right to spank their children in the privacy of their own homes, they also tended to disagree with corporal punishment in schools. Responses to the poll are shown in the table below.
Option 1:
Option 1:
Which of the following statements is true?
A. More than three-quarters of people said spanking in schools should be illegal.
B. Exactly one third of people said parents have the right to spank their children.
C. The majority of people said spanking should be allowed in schools.
D. Seven out of ten people said that good parenting consists of regular spanking.
Option 2:
Option 2:
What is the maximum percentage of people polled who could have both approved of spanking by parents and disapproved of spanking in schools?
Discussion Question:
Discussion Question:
It seems like people have different opinions about corporal punishment depending on where it happens. Why do you think people feel more secure about spanking in homes? What is the difference between corporal punishment in homes versus in schools? If people disapprove of corporal punishment in school, does that mean it shouldn’t happen anywhere? Or would a law against parents spanking be an invasion of families’ privacy?
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