Descending on the left was a long list of chores and behavior covering everything from housework and homework to obedience,
honesty,
timeliness,
neatness,
politeness,
proper language,
quietness,
roughhousing indoors,
behavior after lights out, grades,
school behavior (as reported by our teachers),
and a miscellaneous category.
Along the top margin ran the days of the week.
Aunty Sheila’s Slipper Punishment11
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Whole Class Punisment60
This all represented a significant “step up”. It wasn’t just a matter of “Oh well, here we go again”,...
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Auntie Deirdre Takes Charge7
“Well,” Auntie Deirdre, now looking me right in the eye. “It sounds to me like somebody needs his bottom...
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South London Revisited7
Mr. J., a teacher at the junior school I attended in London, took great delight in smacking the bottoms...
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Why Corporal Punishment Has to Had to Go85
Quote If otherwise good teachers are driven to act irresponsibly, one has to ask why it happens. Reply It’s...
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The Discipline of Females26
There was a new girl at the school. Like me she was staioned at RAF Wattisham (the home of...
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Caning from of the Times106
“There is on the transcript of his trial a solemn undertaking given by counsel that he would not teach...
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Thoughts of an Abusive but Aparant Wartime Headmaster42
We had labels on top of the gas mask box and I would put the date on these it...
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Paddles & Other Impliments 3
There are also some paddles made of stiff rubber or leather. The ones made of leather are usually made...