Paddle Variables:
* size
* length
* weight
* shape
One doesn’t need to understand a great deal about physics to know that the size, length, weight, and shape of the paddle all combine to have a direct and significant bearing on the amount of force delivered when corporal punishment is administered. School systems that sanction the use of corporal punishment do not produce official paddles that would lend some measure of consistency to the practice. Additionally, it is rare to find a school system that goes so far as to even suggest what teachers and principals should and should not use when it comes to hitting to children.