I was quite happy to get a couple of whacks, as that was me fired from the choir. I was never really enthusiastic singing the Minstrel Boy to The Wars Has Gone, instead of reading music and playing instruments which I did in my previous school, which was supposed to be a beyond-hope secondary modern school.
Origin and Reason for using the Cane9
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Mrs Trosper21
She then added the 20 extra swats and when she finished, Jerry and his brother watched my “I’ve just...
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Scottish Approved School Punishment5
The action of the switches on the bare skin would leave raw weals on the bottom cheeks. After about...
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Chastisement Across the Ages32
Judgment, however, went against him, as might have been expected. The Magistrate expressed no wish to “crush him out...
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School Corporal Punishment History93
Professor H. M. Andrew certainly enhanced his reputation in the eyes of the stern parents who thought he was...
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Did the Cane Hurt as Much as you Thought20
Even if it was true that you had done something that could be construed as violent – and...
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Corporal Punishment Public or Private30
The exception was just before I turned 15 years old in 1958 when a good friend and I had...
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Whole Class Punisment47
While I’m sure there are differences between teaching in the UK and Australia, what I wrote might be...
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Corporal Punishment and The Caning Experience47
My cousins who attended a public school, have said that the absolute worst canings they can recall, were not...