Yet just here he tended to alienate many of his would-be customers. Most normal parents or teachers do not think in terms of graded sizes of straps and canes, nor do they regard their children and charges primarily as belonging to the “strapping age” or the “tawzing age” or the “caning age” or the “birching age.” Yet these were actually the type of classification on which the Corpun Educational Organisation prided itself. The very title of the institution, again, may well have deterred many prospective clients of the homely type.
Chastisement Across the Ages21
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The Slipper in UK Schools25
Most of us coped surprisingly well, some better than others. For some boys it was undoubtedly an ordeal. Some...
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A Memory of the Belt 2
Julie allowed me to go to my room where I was to stay until dinner. After the pain...
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Caned by the Prefect26
Raise your trousers and go,’ was Malcolm’s dismissal. I’m sure there was lot less pain involved in that dismissal...
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Irish & British Corporal Punishment Experiences Compared4
Unlike British schools, corporal punishment was used regularly to “encourage learning” i.e. for not knowing your lessons. The teachers...
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Aunt Blanche5
“You better be careful,” exclaimed Judy Norman, “She caught me taking one measly apple from her tree, and I...
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Corporal Punishment References169
Windsor County Grammar Windsor Pat Larkin I remember one girl, not her name, but the picture of her standing...
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Females of the Military10
She did however have to regularly visit the staff sergeant’s office for a meeting with what she called...
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Rules of the House Mother5
We later learned that there was no husband and that she wore a ring to give parents the impression...