“Ready for your caning, Barkley?” she asked boldly. “Oh, Miss,” I groaned, tears rushing to my eyes. “Please have mercy!” “I told you, Barkley, you were going to be caned today. I am a woman of my word. Now, which cane shall it be?” I blinked and stared at the woman through my tears. She had turned away from me and was unlatching the cane case. I couldn’t help but notice her slender figure and rounded bum as she leaned forward and stretched upward. She slid the glass panel up and studied the canes. To my horror she took down the senior cane! She bent it experimentally in her hands. “Ah, a nice stout cane this one. Been here for generations. I tasted it myself when I was a schoolgirl.” My jaw dropped open imaging Miss Craven bending over for a caning. And with the senior cane no less!
A Trip to the Head25
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School Corporal Punishment History116
The classroom of the 1940’s was often a dreary place for the student. Time passed on tortoise legs as...
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The Cane in UK Schools35
As Prof N says in his post about Jimmy Saville, nothing was done at the time, basically because of...
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Plimsols Pumps Slippers & Slippering 8
My main memories are of a teacher called Mr Mathews, I was in his class for 2 years and...
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House Beatings5
My beef was the unfairness of group punishments and he must have known most were innocent. I can’t complain...
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Another perspective of School Caning5
THE CANE by Abdel Salam Shehada. A challenging, emotional documentary dealing with the issue of violence against children in...
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Whole Class Punisment38
One thing teachers should be aware of is that unlike the dark ages schools are not run as prison...
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Corporal Punishment Comparing Impliments12
The principal effect of a paddle is the bruising deep in the muscles, maybe not quite as sharp...
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A little bit of discipline 5
Mother pointed to the arm of the chaise, and said: “Bend over, please.” It was the first time I...