Games mistresses. Don’t get me started. Our games mistress was also relatively young, about 28, but did not smack in front of the class. She waited until everybody got back to the changing rooms. Any girls who had been playing up were put across her lap and given any amount of hard smacks across both bottom and upper thighs. There were plenty of hand prints later to review. Before anybody asks the obvious,we wore gym shorts and they were not lowered. They did not need to be since they were relatively thin and did not offer much protection. In any case there was plenty of bare upper thigh to go for as well. This teacher was quite popular but probably not as popular as the teacher that I believe Amelia described. Looking back from today’s perspective it might seem rather harsh. At the time it was just part of another p.e. lesson. Generally speaking I was quite well behaved so did not need to spend too much time across her lap.
Plimsols Pumps Slippers & Slippering 18
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Whole Class Punisment58
I and my brothers quickly learned is was no good complaining to our parents about perceived injustice at school,...
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Pupils in a Class of their Own for Bad Behaviour4
Is girls’ behaviour getting worse or is it really just a case of teachers finally taking it seriously? When...
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Corporal Punishment & The Gender Disadvantage16
Possibly – but more likely, it was just understood that corporal punishment was less useful and less effective with...
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Mrs Wilkins68
No wonder he was in such a state when Belinda finished with Johnny, put him to bed, and put...
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A Trip to the Head8
That, I knew, was the junior cane. It was most often used on first offenders, and usually on the...
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How long were your visits to the Headmaster/Mistress6
I recall being frustrated at having to wait for him to return from court. When he did return,...
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Mild Smacking Allowed15
My mother never used the ‘Wait until your father comes home’ phrase and most of my friend’s parents didn’t...
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Female Pupils Slippered3
for some of us kids, I can remember going to Hastings with her. I have a vivid picture of...