Unfortunately, the conversation then turned to corporal punishment in schools, a subject I do know something about and have an interest in.
Two of the men said they had been caned at school and one of the women told us that at her school girls did not get the cane, but instead were whacked with a slipper.
One of the more extrovert men, who obviously had an interest in the subject and did not mind who knew it, asked the woman if she herself had been slippered, and how it had been done.
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Because of the anxiety and terror that I went through, I learned nothing of any academic significance at Queen...
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This interview took place in their front room and I had to stand on the rug while they addressed...
Coming back to the UK, this is admittedly only a sample of one, but a former housemaster tells me...
So there I was, with the girl standing there, as Mrs Strickland closed the door. She began to yell,...
Every master had his own cane, and most also had a slipper or ruler they used too. There was also...