誰說phenomenon不合適？
先看看幾本詞典再說話。
1）Merrian—Webster Collegiate Dictionay （11版）的頭條解釋：an observable fact or event
2）Longman Dictionary of Contemporay English的解釋：
something that happens or exists in society, science,
or nature, especially something that is studied because
it is difficult to understand
原例：the growing phenomenon of telecommuting
Homelessness is not a new phenomenon .
***註意釋義中提到的是在“社會、科學、或自然中存在的某些難以
理解人們研究的事情”。教師作為園丁，本應愛護關心小孩子
們，對他們體罰算不算有些難以理解？
然後仔細看看後面的例子！！！
3）國內最權威的《英漢大詞典》的解釋：現象：Magnetic attraction is an interesting phenomenon.磁性吸力是種有趣的的現象。/ The employment problem tends to be a city phenomenon.就業問題是城市的常見現象。
不用多舉了。
樓主就是想就這壹現象發表評論吧？
再說incident。
牛津高階的解釋：
incident：1 something that happens, especially sth unusual
or unpleasant
2 a serious or violent event, such as a crime,
an accident or an attack
3 a disagreement between two countries, often
involving military forces
還是想就幾個具體的事件來討論？
corporal punishment只能指“體罰”，但樓主說的是“懲罰”，“懲罰”不等於“體罰”，前者包括後者。
幼兒園的娃娃叫"pupil".
不說了。