[Protagoras]

Corporal punishment in schools is a good idea.

Incorrect as a point of fact. Correct in so much as it is your opinion.

Government-run schools are a bad idea.

Correct

You got it half right.

[Windsong]

Liberal says, as Liberal does. He's more right than you'll ever know.

[Ol' Sparky]

No, you got it half right. Schools have the right to properly discipline students. Putting them in timeout or detention halls is a worthless punishment.

Spanking worked at home and in schools for decades. Liberals and liberaltarians don't understand the concept that strong punishment deters inappropriate or illegal behavior.

[johnny7]

The problem is that the single mothers can't met out dicipline.

The boys run rough-shod on them... and the teachers at school.

The parents should be the one to met out punishment, not the schools.

If the child is warned to be quiet and behave... and does not, he/she should be removed from school.

2 bad kids left to disrupt a class will stop the learning process for all.

It's a no-brainer and had worked for over 100 years... prior to the last 20.