I don’t think you can be precise when discussing the merits of each item. Some canes are thicker, stiffer, and longer than others and this affects the end result. The same goes for the tawse – some are not too sore while others vary from painful through very painful to excruciating. Gymshoes and slippers vary and the hand can be applied in widely varying degrees of effectiveness. The protection offered by any form of clothing will also alter the result. There two types of birch – the spray birch and the rodded birch, but they are not the same.
Corporal Punishment Comparing Impliments19
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A Stroke of Respectability3
So, I think part of the search for this elusive badge of respectability was for our parents to...
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My First School Strapping7
But this day – well, it was hot, and when I got to the train station there’d been a...
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Over the edge5
“Rest assured, I will not be taken in by your little act. In my classroom, all pupils are equal and if...
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Mrs Trosper22
This spanking was given slowly and carefully so that she was sure that not an inch of my behind...
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Should unlawful incidents of school CP be taken to the Courts41
There is a much more complicated one as well, which compares the statistics ( such as the early ones...
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Corporal Punishment & The Cricket Bat 9
In my school the PE teacher generally used a thick leather strap or a slipper. But I recall...
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Outside the Heads Office10
I felt a thrill of fear that seemed to run like an electric current throughout my whole body. I...
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Godly Discipline1
When I started at school, up till second-grade mild forms of corporal punishment were still allowed. If you...