“The book goes on to describe a swishing that was carried out on several pupils
for ragging in the dormitory eg:”Johnny Banks says it was a moment of pride when he showed off his cane marks in the dormitory”and “Joh Thomson was beaten twice”…”I remember my screams”states Jim Knapp-Fisher.etc.Hmmm.Bear in mind that these all jolly together celebratory accounts often hide the true picture.One famous pupil is quoted as refusig to contribute to remiscenes as “anything I could write about Cothill would not be acceptable”!
Caning at Cothill2
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Fear of Discipline2
However, her girl companion who had never been caned before showed all the symptoms she herself had...
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Females Who Disciplined9
My spanking experience occoured in 1967 at primary school on merseyside It was mainly staffed by female teachers,our teacher...
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Discipline in Public School2
Back then we had a teacher called Mr. Clarke who had a reputation for being extremely strict and for...
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Corporal Punishment References from Buy Gone Days7
At my school at about the same time, girls wore red or green pin-striped summer dresses, and they were...
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Corporal Punishment in Mixed Secondary Modern16
The very occasional teacher (only one in my direct experience) used (or rather misused) it for motives other than...
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Tawse Protection Clothing6
She was able to persuade her body guard boyfriend to remove the ceramic plates from one of his vests...
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Pupils in a Class of their Own for Bad Behaviour21
On the question of fairness, there’s still the general point of what to do when fairness and effectiveness are...
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Corporal Punishment & The Gender Disadvantage61
While I should not make errors like this, the fact is sometimes I do. If something I say seems...