Detention
For:
- Detention involved having to write an essay on a set topic. I just loved writing essays when I was at school. Still do actually. I bet that really surprises everyone!
- Usually some choice over when to serve it. Generally, you’d have the option of the same day or the next school day. No Thursdays though because Thursday was a half-day. We had Saturday morning school.
Against:
- Time consuming. The detention was ¾ hours following afternoon school. School finished at 16:10, detention started at 16:15, and finished at 17:00. So you lost 50 minutes (16:10 to 17:00).
- A detention went on your report and on your school record.