On the one occasion it happened to me I had been taken by a teacher to the Deputy Head, who did most of the caning. I was given no opportunity to defend myself, he then lectured me for some time, which was far more effective than the caning, and then, in his usual way, leered at me and said “I’ll give you two.” If anything my apprehension was whether it would be on the hand and how many strokes.
Did the Cane Hurt as Much as you Thought24
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The Spanish Slipper7
I heard him muttering curses under his breath, and he later furiously complained to dad. Of course, father...
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A Window to Spanking4
We understood that bad grades, mischief in the neighborhood, or worse, trouble at school would bring certain punishment at...
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Corporal Punishment & The Gender Disadvantage23
I believe that co-education has been a protection for boys in that female eyes would see through the layers...
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Was the Pain of Corporal Punishment a Deterant27
Therefore it is an obvious social fact that this type of legislation works, because exactly those who are profiled...
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Thoughts of School Corporal Punishment2
The beating was given late in the afternoon, and I was told I need not go back to...
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Michelle’s Paddling2
One of the most embarrassing spankings I got came when I was twelve years old; it was also one...
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The First Time I Saw a Cane1
It was as a six-year-old in 1958 at Denbigh Road Infants’ School in Luton. The wielder was the rather...
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Birching at Harrow2
Slightly reformed though. The dreaded Heads corporal punishment occurrences of the 1930s appear to have ended in 1945. (Possibly...