Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Psychology - General, University of Dodoma (College of Education), course: Educational Psychology, language: English, abstract: Abstract This paper intends to discuss the issue concerning punishment and learning in the classroom situation especially in Tanzanian context. The paper presents learning theories in relation to punishment, types of punishment, forms of punishment, arguments for the use of punishment in schools, arguments against the use of punishment in schools, impacts of punishment on those inflicted, guidelines for the use of punishment, alternatives to punishment, challenges which face the prohibition of punishment and the recommendations.