Did the Cane Hurt as Much as you Thought41

It was hard to escape the reputation of predecessors from your family in school. I still remember a comment from the first day of high school. The maths teacher said to one boy when he said his name. “I’ve struck your brother. At least I should have struck him.”

I generally agree with your last paragraph. In my observation CP was not effective in inducing behaviour change. I don’t even think it was the aim, except at a very superficial level.