though I was at school during the war, most of my schooling took place after it (albeit in an environment where the war was still a pretty relevant experience, many of my teachers were returned servicemen and a significant number of my schoolmates had lost their fathers (mine survived the war, but not by that long) and many of those teachers saw themselves as having some sort of duty to take a special role in doing what they could to replace the influence of the men who didn’t come back, even when I started teaching there were still a few boys around who had lost their fathers in the war, as well as the occasional boy who’d lost theirs in the smaller wars since and coupled with the general in loco parentis role we were expected to take, this had an impact, although a 21 year old teacher wasn’t really expected to be that paternal to 16 year old boys).
Thoughts of an Abusive but Aparant Wartime Headmaster21
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Too hot to handle4
Dad was away on business for a couple of days, so I fully expected this to be stored up...
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My First School Strapping3
Grade 5 and 6 boys were more likely to get a smacked bottom for minor things (though a hand...
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Pupils in a Class of their Own for Bad Behaviour50
There was a strict school boy code about fairness strongly enforced by the boys. I know nothing about what...
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Corporal Punishment An Abuse of Trust9
‘If the Crown Prosecution Service with all its expertise and with all its experience of winning and losing was...
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Why Corporal Punishment is Wrong1
Can someone cogently explain the argument against corporal punishment? This argument has to be juxtaposed against a society that...
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Corporal Punishment and The Caning Experience80
For a new person, they should make their position clear that they are experimenting and may only be able...
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This going to hurt you six times more 33
Caning experiences clearly differ greatly presumably because canes, caners and canees differ greatly. Although certainly no laughing matter, the...
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Was the Pain of Corporal Punishment a Deterant25
Whether someone says “it’s not fair” is an empirical fact, and has nothing to do with social conditioning. Whether...