The Slipper Remembered

I attended a boys’ grammar school in the North of England in the 1960s. Corporal punishment was widely used. Most of the teachers used the slipper, while the headmaster and deputy head used the cane. The majority of teachers were male and although we had more women teachers later, at the time in question when […]

Secondary School in the 1960s

I have read the doubts expressed on this forum (and others) concerning the slippering of secondary school girls and again confirm that it was not uncommon, as befitted the disciplinary environment of my time at school (1960’s).     In my own case I received corporal punishment only once and that was as a girl […]

Put Back on Track

All of my school life, I was an enthusiastic and bright student. I loved and respected my teachers, and felt respected and cared for by them as well. I was never a discipline problem at school and could hardly imagine having to be punished by a teacher. However, one day, that all changed. Junior high […]