Some time ago I came across an item on the web where in a local area Forum former pupils at a school were discussing the rather unusual disciplinary practices of one of the teachers. Like your PE Master, the teacher in question also had a miniature cricket bat for disciplinary purposes when dealing with errant boys. However, instead of wielding it himself, he delegated the task to a randomly selected girl in the mixed classes!
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Reactions to the Slipper10
Before carrying out the slippering the teacher told me that I’d been “asking for this for a long time”...
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Corporal Punishment in the Classroom5
I went to schools in two different parts of what could be called northwest London in the early sixties....
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Mrs Wilkins42
If you tell me what’s really going on, I’ll handle this situation myself and won’t tell Johnny’s mom about...
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Corporal Punishment References from Buy Gone Days32
There was indeed a change of policy on caning in Notts, but in 1977 when the Conservatives took control...
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Brat Gets his Due5
“JUST WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING, YOUNG MAN? What’s the big idea taking money from my room just...
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Three of the Best2
SIR: I reply to your correspondent B Derbyshire. During a PE lesson at the Co-educational Grammar School that I...
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Correction Anticipated & Administered5
The anticipation was indeed dreadful, making you wait was an art form in itself and when the time came...
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Corporal Punishment & The Cricket Bat 10
I attended a couple of school reunions last year, it had been 45 years since we all last met....