I was reading your blog Big Education Ape and I think it is great! So, I wanted to remind you about Marc Ecko's personal and nationwide campaign to end paddling in U.S. schools, which is also a cause that many do not realize still exists today! It's called Unlimited Justice.
If you didn't already know, 20 states in America still allow the paddling of students, otherwise known as Corporal Punishment! To put that in perspective, over 200,000 students are left victims of violence from their teachers or administrators. In fact, did you know that students with disabilities account for nearly 20% of students paddled in schools? Even thought they only make up 14% of our student population nationwide. Teacher's most often resort to corporal punishment with these students because they are not creative enough to come up with other forms of discipline and cannot handle our special education children! How can our children be motivated to learn and go to school when they know that being late to class, acting out, or even going to the bathroom without permission, can merit a paddling and they don't understand why?
To learn more about Corporal Punishment take a look at this video where Marc Ecko explains more on the subject and how schools claim they want to create a safe learning environment for students but seem to be missing the big picture: http://www.youtube.
Furthermore, Marc Ecko and Unlimited Justice are providing the tools for anyone to take a stand, be heard, and help end paddling in U.S schools! Visit ecko.com/* (yes, that's an asterisk*) and get involved… Learn, Unite with other Activists, Recruit your friends, Activate with legislators, and Create noise! The site uses Facebook Connect, allowing easy sharing and posting, plus it lets you email and even fax directly to legislators. Take it one step further and get the free Unlimited Justice iPhone app: http://itunes.apple.com/
You can also join the conversation on the Unlimited Justice Facebook page: http://
Below are a few pieces from the Unlimited Justice ad arsenal - use them if you can and share the video above to help educate readers on what's been going on in our school system and unite on http://ecko.com/*. Please let me know if you are able to spread the word on your site and join Marc Ecko in the Unlimited Justice campaign on Facebook and Twitter - sign the petition, and #FightThePaddle!
Thank you,
S
From the Unlimited Justice ad arsenal: (Feel free to use these in your post as you see fit)
Follow Unlimited Justice on Twitter: http://twitter.com/
Help end paddling in our schools: http://ecko.com/*
