She would march the student into the hall and then a few minutes later you would hear the sound of the swats because they echoed throughout the classroom. When a paddling was being administered everyone would listen intensely and then look at each other and smile. Ms Preston would return and then minutes later the student would return with a very red face. I always wondered what went on out in the hall. How it all went down. I was never paddled in school myself as I was terrified as to what might happen when I got home. Besides, it was very embarrassing and humiliating to be paddled at school.
Witnessed School Paddling3
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Corporal Punishment & The Gender Disadvantage62
Because there are schools and school systems where the treatment of girls was much closer to the treatment of...
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Females of the Military9
One former cadet, Mrs P, remembered that during her time at Dartmouth during the 1940s it was a daily...
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Smacked bottom games 2
Those games sound rather fun. I never got to play anything quite as daring as that. However, I do...
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Plimsols Pumps Slippers & Slippering 11
The senior mistress at my school (all girls) was very effective with the slipper. I was once caught engaging...
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Corporal Punishment and The Caning Experience31
How can you say that 99% of school-canning accounts are pure fiction? What evidence have you got to back...
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Corporal Punisment Memories School7
(I always add the following disclaimer when talking about this book in later life, Farley seems to have become...
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Why Corporal Punishment Has to / Had to Go36
Apparently, you have found Gordon’s methods work for your children. That’s wonderful. But what would you have done if...
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You Have the Choice44
Sara’s answer surprises me. “If she really wants to, she can take eight whacks from each of us. ...