Brain studies show that punitive responses activate a fight / freeze / flight brain response, shutting down children's ability to learn. (edutopia.org)
The pillars of the school model are 1) ongoing high quality professional development for teachers and support staff; 2) tight feedback loops for students and teachers; 3) learning by doing; 4) whole child learning (intellectual, social, emotional, physical); 5) collaborative inquiry / exploratory learning; and 6) therapeutic (vs. punitive responses) to challenging behavior. (nextgenlearning.org)
Unless the alienating is extremely severe, punitive responses rarely work and only serve to create more conflict for the children. (cnfc.org)