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UNIT 9 ♦ TO SPANK OR NOT TO SPANK?
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Announcer: A father was recently arrested by the police for spanking his child, starting a debate among the American public about spanking. Is spanking, or other types of corporal punishment, an acceptable form of discipline for children? Or is it a form of child abuse? Charles Dean has our report.
Reporter: The case that has everyone talking is the arrest of Dale Clover, a thirty-six--year-old father of three, at a shopping mall in St. Louis, Missouri. He was arrested after an employee at the mall saw him spanking his five-year-old son Donny and called the police. Clover was arrested for child abuse» Mr. Clover admits that he hit his son but says that it wasn't child abuse. "Spanking is the only thing that keeps Donny out of trouble," says Clover. "It's not child abuse. It's discipline."* Across the country, parents disagree on this issue: What is the difference between loving discipline and child abuse?
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A famous writer who was visiting Japan was invited to give a lecture at a university to a large group of students. As most of them could not understand spoken English, he had to have an interpreter.
During his lecture he told an amusing story which went on for rather a long time. At last he stopped to allow the interpreter to translate it into Japanese, and was very surprised when the man did this in a few seconds, after which all the students laughed loudly.
After the lecture, the writer thanked the interpreter for his good work and then said to him, "Now please tell me how you translated that long story of mine into such a short Japanese one."
"I didn't tell the story at all, " the interpreter answered with a smile. "I just said, "The honorable lecturer has just told a funny story. You will all laugh, please."
3. LISTENING ONE: A Radio Report
Announcer: A father was recently arrested by the police for spanking his child, starting a debate among the American public about spanking. Is spanking, or other types of corporal punishment, an acceptable form of discipline for children? Or is it a form of child abuse? Charles Dean has our report.
Reporter: The case that has everyone talking is the arrest of Dale Clover, a thirty-six--year-old father of three, at a shopping mall in St. Louis, Missouri. He was arrested after an employee at the mall saw him spanking his five-year-old son Donny and called the police. Clover was arrested for child abuse» Mr. Clover admits that he hit his son but says that it wasn't child abuse. "Spanking is the only thing that keeps Donny out of trouble," says Clover. "It's not child abuse. It's discipline."* Across the country, parents disagree on this issue: What is the difference between loving discipline and child abuse?
Parent 1: A little hit of pain is necessary to teach a child what is right and wrong. It's like burning your hand when you touch 3 hot stove. Fain is nature's way of teaching us.
Reporter: Some parents, like Rhonda Moore, see a clear difference between spanking and child abuse.
Parent I: Spanking is done out of love. Child abuse is done out of anger, when the parent loses control. When I spank my children, I always talk to them before and afterwards, and explain why they are being spanked. I explain what they did wrong, and they remember not to do it again. They respect me as a parent. My children understand that I'm spanking them for their own good.
Parent 2: I want my children to learn right and wrong, but not out of fear of being hit. Spanking teaches children to fear their parents, not respect them.
Reporter: Taylor Robinson, father of four, feels that parents should never hit their children for any reason.
Parent 2: When a parent spanks a child, what the child learns is that problems should be solved with violence. They learn that it's acceptable for parents to hurt their children. None of these are lessons that I warn to teach my children. I want my children to learn to talk about their problems and solve them without violence, but spanking doesn't teach them.
Reporter: Surveys have shown that a majority of parent« in the United States—about two-thirds—agree that spanking is an acceptable form of discipline, although that number has been declining in recent years. And although many parents don't think spanking is the best way to discipline children, most parents admit to having hit their children at least once. Even doctors disagree about the issue of corporal punishment.
Reporter: Some parents, like Rhonda Moore, see a clear difference between spanking and child abuse.
Parent I: Spanking is done out of love. Child abuse is done out of anger, when the parent loses control. When I spank my children, I always talk to them before and afterwards, and explain why they are being spanked. I explain what they did wrong, and they remember not to do it again. They respect me as a parent. My children understand that I'm spanking them for their own good.
Parent 2: I want my children to learn right and wrong, but not out of fear of being hit. Spanking teaches children to fear their parents, not respect them.
Reporter: Taylor Robinson, father of four, feels that parents should never hit their children for any reason.
Parent 2: When a parent spanks a child, what the child learns is that problems should be solved with violence. They learn that it's acceptable for parents to hurt their children. None of these are lessons that I warn to teach my children. I want my children to learn to talk about their problems and solve them without violence, but spanking doesn't teach them.
Reporter: Surveys have shown that a majority of parent« in the United States—about two-thirds—agree that spanking is an acceptable form of discipline, although that number has been declining in recent years. And although many parents don't think spanking is the best way to discipline children, most parents admit to having hit their children at least once. Even doctors disagree about the issue of corporal punishment.
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Doctor 1: Today, many children don't respect their parents. Children need strong, loving discipline. Sometimes spanking is the best way to get a child's attention, to make sure the child listens to the parent.
Reporter: Dr. John Oparah thinks our child abuse laws sometimes go too far.
Doctor 1: I've know loving parents who have had police officers come to their door and say, "Your child reported / that you hit him." They're treated like criminals. As a society, we complain all the time that our young people are getting into more and more trouble, committing crimes—yet when parents try to control their children, they are punished. Some parents are afraid to discipline their children because the children .say that they will call the police.
Reporter: However, most doctors say that there are many harmful effects of spanking. Dr. Beverly Lau is opposed to spanking.
Doctor 2: In the long run, spanking doesn't work well; it's not as effective as other forms of discipline. A child may stop misbehaving for the moment, bur over time, children who are spanked actually misbehave more than children who are not spanked. From my experience, if you want a peaceful family, don't spank your kids.
Reporter: Spanking causes problems for children as they get older?
Doctor 1: Today, many children don't respect their parents. Children need strong, loving discipline. Sometimes spanking is the best way to get a child's attention, to make sure the child listens to the parent.
Reporter: Dr. John Oparah thinks our child abuse laws sometimes go too far.
Doctor 1: I've know loving parents who have had police officers come to their door and say, "Your child reported / that you hit him." They're treated like criminals. As a society, we complain all the time that our young people are getting into more and more trouble, committing crimes—yet when parents try to control their children, they are punished. Some parents are afraid to discipline their children because the children .say that they will call the police.
Reporter: However, most doctors say that there are many harmful effects of spanking. Dr. Beverly Lau is opposed to spanking.
Doctor 2: In the long run, spanking doesn't work well; it's not as effective as other forms of discipline. A child may stop misbehaving for the moment, bur over time, children who are spanked actually misbehave more than children who are not spanked. From my experience, if you want a peaceful family, don't spank your kids.
Reporter: Spanking causes problems for children as they get older?
Doctor 2: Spanking can lead to more violent behavior in children. Studies show that children who are spanked arc more violent than children who are not spanked. They will hit other children more often, and when they grow up they are more likely to hit their own children. These children learn that violence is the best way to respond to problems.
Reporter: It's difficult for some parents to know the difference between spanking and child abuse.
Doctor 2: Supporters of spanking say it's OK to hit my child with my hand, but what about a belt or a stick Is that OK.' Can I leave a bruise? On what part of his body is it OK to hit him? Can I hit him harder if he does something really bad? It's difficult for some parents to know when to stop, especially when they are angry. Eighty-five percent of eases of serious child abuse scan when a parent disciplines a child by spanking, but the punishment goes too far and really hurts the child.
Reporter: The issue of spanking and corporal punishment will continue to be debated among parents and in the courts. In Dale Clover's case, he could get up to five years in prison if he is convicted of child abuse.
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A man who was bored with living in London and desired to move to the country was looking for a house from which he could get to his office in the city easily every day. one day he saw an advertisement for a suitable house in Hampshire which was claimed to be within a stone's throw of a railway station from which there were frequent trains to London.
He telephoned the house agency and arranged to go down by train the next day and have a look at the house.
The house agent met him at the station and they drove to the house, which was at least a kilometre from the station.
The man who had come to see the house turned to the house agent when they reached it and objected, "I should be very interested to meet the man who threw that stone you memtioned in your advertisement!"