I cannot recall any status attaching to receiving CP at either my Junior School or my Secondary School, with one exception. As I’ve mentioned before the Form Master in my first year at Secondary School, a very large and muscular young man, wielded a size 12 leather-soled sandal instead of the more traditional gym shoe. The application of this implement could cause even 12-year-old boys to shed a tear.
Corporal Punishment Cane or Otherwise8
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Caning from of the Times41
In the issue of November 15 reference was made in the paper to a petition to the Local Government...
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Corporal Punishment and The Caning Experience51
At my school, the cane used on the hands was lighter than that used on the bottom and was...
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Did you Misbehave2
The afternoon is when this story begins to become more interesting. I was on the swim team, as I...
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School Corporal Punishment History135
Caulfield Grammar School. Again, not a vast amount of material (I’m hoping the next lot of books I get...
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Harsh Lessons at School1
I attended infant and junior schools in Sutton Coldfield, from 1961 to 1967. After which I attended a grammar...
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Origin and Reason for using the Cane1
I certainly think some parts of the history of the cane are better known than may have been true...
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Suspect Teacher who Meted out C.P in the 1950s17
Like you I was rarely on the receiving end. Only twice in fact, the first of them in what...
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The Cane or Anarchy25
Yes I respect students , but I expect that respect to be mutual. Like Newton’s postulates, its pretty a...