USING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS PUNISHMENT

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USING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS PUNISHMENT

• The pro side presented by Lloyd Gage
• The con side presented by Joanna Street
• We both present this argument to the HHPR
  Graduate class and faculty

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Using Physical Activity as Punishment

• Why its not such a bad idea after all

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Is there really a problem? Some things to ask
yourself before using physical activity as
punishment

• Is the student really doing something wrong? Is
  there a real problem, or are you just tired and
  out of patients?
• If there is no real problem, release your stress
  away from the student.
• If there is a problem, go to the next question.
• Think for a moment. Is your student actually
  capable of doing what you expect?
• If you are not being realistic, re-evaluate your
  expectations.
• If your expectation are fair, go to the next
  question.
• Did your student know at the time that he/she was
  doing something wrong?
• If your student did not realize he/she was doing
  something wrong, help him/her understand what you
  expect, why, and how they can do that. Offer to
  help.
• If your student knew what she was doing was
  wrong, and they did it intentionally, then your
  student misbehaved. And this has to be fixed.

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Responding to misbehavior

• Natural consequences
• Allowing children to experience the consequences
  of their behavior is also called learning the
  hard way.
• Logical consequences
• These are structured consequences that follow
  specific misbehaviors. The child should see how
  the behavior and the consequences are directly
  related.
• Fix-up
• If children damage something, they need to help
  in fixing it or cleaning it up. If they cause
  some distress, they should help in relieving
  that.

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Responding to misbehavior cont...

• Time out
• During time out, students are required to spend
  time alone in a specific place that has few, if
  any rewarding characteristics.
• Redirection
• This strategy can work when you notice that
  student is not following the rules and is being
  cooperative. Quickly, and quietly get the
  students attention and introduce another
  activity.

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Reasons for misbehavior

• Dont want to participate
• Arent interested in the activity
• Lazy
• Problem Child constantly misbehaves, always in
  trouble
• Testing the rules of the class and teacher
• Dont understand the rules
• Copy the actions of their parents

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Keep the kids moving

• Dont allow for inactivity to be an option
• Keep them from avoiding activity by allowing them
  to sit out or not dressing down

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Problem Solver

• Make an Example
• Students will learn, and understand what will
  happen if they misbehave
• Remove the distraction, dont allow one person to
  bring the entire class down
• Very Effective short term and long term

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Youre not the only one

• Currently 35 states dont discourage nor prohibit
  the use of physical activity as a form of
  punishment - National Center for Chronic Disease
  Prevention and Health Promotion
• Works in the Military
• Works in Athletics
• Why not PE?

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Its the FEAR FACTOR

• Youre only going to have to make an example of
  your students one time
• The other students will recognize and remember
• Fear is a powerful tool
• Toughen your students up

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PSYCHOLOGY 101

• It's sort of right out of psych 101...if we want
  to encourage a behavior we need to provide
  positive feedback to reward it, and if we want to
  stop a behavior we need to provide negative
  feedback to discourage it.

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How to make it work

• Set clear, consistent rules
• Make certain the environments is safe and
  worry-free.
• Show interest in the childs activities.
• Encourage self-control by providing meaningful
  choices.
• Focus on the desired behavior, rather than the
  one to be avoided

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And if that doesnt work

• Make an example out of somebody
• Get control of your classroom/gym back
• Take charge
• Assign a form of physical activity as a
  punishment to the off-task student (s)
• Running laps, lines, in place
• Push-ups
• Curl-ups
• Jumping Jacks

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Time Outs are alright, but check this out!

• When I was a kid my coach would punish us by
  making us run laps. He would make us carry a
  billiard 8-ball while running. He wanted us to
  realize that the eight-ball was the odd ball out
  in the game of pool just like I was as I ran
  those laps. I say to those psychologists, "I
  remembered". In fact every time I see a pool
  table I remember.

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Using Physical Activity as Punishment

• Why its not a good idea

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Corporal Punishment

• A punishment for some violation
• of conduct which involves the
• infliction of pain on, or harm to
• the body

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Using physical activity as punishment also
borderlines corporal punishment

• 1.  The 1988 Program Advisory on Corporal
  Punishment included the following actions as
  examples of a prohibited activity (considered
  corporal punishment)

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• Making unruly students do push-ups, run
• laps, or perform other physical acts that
• cause pain or discomfort.
• -The 1988 Program Advisory on Corporal Punishment

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• Corporal Punishment is legal in 23 statesis it
  legal in yours?
• -National Coalition to Abolish Corporal
  Punishment in Schools

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Lets Move On

• The Center for Disease Control has 10
• Recommendations for ensuring quality physical
• activity programs
• Under the 2nd recommendation is the need to
  provide physical and social environments that
  encourage and enable young people to engage in
  safe and enjoyable physical activity

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And this means

• Discourage the use or withholding of physical
  activity as punishment

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Using your headAppropriate instruction

• Full inclusion of all students
• Maximum practice opportunities for class
  activities
• Well-designed lessons that facilitate student
  learning
• Out of school assignments that support learning
  and practice
• No physical activity for punishment
• Uses regular assessment to monitor and reinforce
  student learning
• -National Association for Sport and Physical
  Education

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Psychology 102

• Teachers, parents and youth coaches
• should avoid the use of exercise as
• punishment for bad behavior. This implies
• that exercise is not fun, just the opposite of
• what should be promoted.
• - American Academy of Pediatrics

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Even this major corporation has an opinion
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• The Hershey Foods Corporation has
• Provided several recommendations
• for promoting physical activity in
• young people in school, community,
• and home settings with one of which
• being.

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• Discourage the practice of withholding physical
• activity (recess, free play) as punishment or
• using physical activity (laps, pushups) as a
• punishment.
• -Hershey Foods Corporation

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Not to beat a dead horse, but

• The National Association of State Boards
• of Education lists Sample Policies to
• Encourage Physical Activity, under the
• physical education policy

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• Teachers shall aim to develop students
• self-confidence and maintain a safe
• psychological environment free of
• embarrassment, humiliation, shaming,
• taunting, or harassment of any kind.
• Physical education staff shall not order
• performance of physical activity as a form
• of discipline or punishment.

-National Association of State Boards of Education
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Instead of using exercise as punishment

• Use a positive discipline approach
• Plan lessons for student success as this helps
  create a positive learning environment where
  discipline issues do not surface as frequently
• Make sure students understand that you care
  about them as people, and that your job is to
  help them learn things that will help them in
  "real life".
• -Concerned Adults for for Physical Education
  Reform

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• "Teachers do not punish children with reading and
  then expect them to develop a joy for reading."

- California Association of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance
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Joannas References

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• http//www.aap.org/family/physicalactivity/physic
  alactivity.htm
• California Association of Health, Physical
  Education, Recreation, and Dance
• http//www.cahperd.org/
• Center for Disease Control
• http//www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/physicalactivity/
  guidelines/summary.htm
• Concerned Adults and Students for Physical
  Education Reform
• http//www.csuchico.edu/casper/insteadofthis.html
  

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• National Association for Sport and Physical
  Education
• http//www.aahperd.org/naspe/template.cfm?templat
  equalityPePrograms.html
• National Association of State Boards of Education
  
• http//www.nasbe.org/HealthySchools/physical_acti
  vity.html
• National Coalition to Abolish Corporal Punishment
  in Schools
• http//www.stophitting.com/disatschool/
• The 1988 Program Advisory on Corporal Punishment
• http//www.pesoftware.com/Resources/exercise.html
  
• Topics in Nutrition. Hershey Foods Corporation.
  http//www.hersheys.com/nutrition/interventions.ht
  ml

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Lloyds Resources

• Human Environmental Sciences Publication GH6119
  Reviewed February 1, 2001 http//muextension.misso
  uri.edu/explore/hesguide/humanrel/gh6119.htm
• The Coaching Store http//www.thecoachingstore.
  com
• Discipline - http//www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/ai
  rchronicles/aureview/1981/may-jun/mcbride.htm
• National Center for Chronic Disease prevention
  and Health promotion - http//www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/