One phenomenon that it is hard to classify is the work of Eric A. Wildman. His singular activities indeed ended in disgrace, but they remain of interest to the sociologist and psychological investigator. Briefly, Wildman was the founder and organizer of the League for the Retention of Corporal Punishment and of the Corpun Educational Organisation Limited.
Chastisement Across the Ages1
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School Punishment Book129
There is another apparent trend. This did not necessarily show in the data but became apparent in the compilation...
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Corporal Punishment References104
Pemberton Senior Girls Wigan Linda I also remember Miss Pilling…had the cane once or twice. Pembroke Secondary Bucks Haley...
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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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Mild Smacking Allowed6
In the days of my childhood, my parents smacked me first, and asked questions later. In my case whenever...
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Irish & British Corporal Punishment Experiences Compared11
”Biffer”, would have been a Dublin expression, I think. We always referred to it as the ”leather”, or sometimes...
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The Cane and the Double Standard46
There were schools in which it was a first resort as you say (and in my early days as...
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Devastation Caused by Discipline11
At another time I was eating my lunch. Miss Collin must have decided that I needed force-feeding and...
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School and Home2
I was sitting in my second to last period of the day when rather suddenly Mrs Jackson asked if...