I didn’t move an inch…The doomsday clock moved two minutes forward……She looked again at D and the conversation went something like ‘ Just hope you’re tough enough…..I never back down….’ she turned back to me ‘Come on I want it this week, not next… stat! Oh, maybe you don’t know which one I want. Can’t miss it …Its the one that if you were choosing for yourself, you’d avoid like the plague….’ That seemed clear enough ‘ Now go get it’
Sent for the Cane26
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School Punishment Book88
I remember Karen McAdoo being interviewed on the radio, maybe ten years ago, in an item about corporal punishment,...
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Bring Back the Cane7
Yes, you probably would have, as those girls would, if it was the alternative to your endless detentions/their community...
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Purposeful Corporal Punishment21
At my prep school, there were various silly “dares”, including (in summer!) getting out of bed, downstairs, and running...
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Over the edge10
So I stood dumbly, resolutely staring at the shiny silver buckles on my new school shoes, and waited for...
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Corporal Punishment & The Gender Disadvantage24
Because virtually every informed and experienced teacher was aware of the simple reality that the cane worked with a...
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Corporal Punishment References from Buy Gone Days13
I saw the slipper he was holding in his right hand. It was a black plimsoll with a dull...
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Punishment in Instalments26
Also, my Dad was out of town a bit, so in really serious cases there would be this warning...
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Receiving Corporal Punishment as an Adult out of Curiosity42
After an uncomfortable wait I heard his footsteps along the corridor and saw him enter the room carrying a...