Oct 24, 2023#161 “‘OH boy! I was apparently a little horror! I was always getting the cane. Mostly from Miss Taylor the “gin” queen and miss Evans the head mistress who actually gave me it on my arse when I was 14. Pity it wasn’t here in America I could have sued for that and […]

six of the best 1,163109 Sep 24, 2023#151 Georgiec wrote: ↑ Sep 24, 2023 To draw straight lines on the blackboard Thank you for this simple correct explanation. Such tee squares were about 3ft long. My classroom teacher didn’t keep a proper cane or slipper there but the headmaster and deputy head did on rare […]

six of the best 1,163109 Sep 18, 2023#141 A_L: I’d not seen the previous thread. I was intrigued that the book was actually sent to my wife by one of her sisters. As I previously said their private convent school used no CP in the 1960s. Her younger sister transferred to the local grammar school […]

six of the best 1,163109 Aug 15, 2023#131 A_L: my comments are based on my own childhood experiences. I certainly never knew of any male school teachers spanking or caning girls. In fact I knew virtually nothing of girls receiving CP in schools back then, 1950s/60s. In my infants school, 5 – 7 year olds, […]

Gandalf1957 4 Aug 13, 2023#121 boys even! Quote Like Share six of the best 1,163109 Aug 13, 2023#122 Hi Gandalf1957, There were certainly plenty of younger boys who were slapped/spanked by female teachers in the infants section of primary schools. This was the youngest section of primary schools, the 5 to almost 8 years old. […]

Sir John 2 60283 Aug 04, 2023#111 I Researcher Many thanks again for your comprehensive response..Lots of real interesting stuff there. Quote Like Share bripuk likes this post six of the best 1,163109 Aug 04, 2023#112 I, Researcher:  I am pleased to hear that you are interested in home discipline back in the 1950s/60s. I […]