A year later, now at “big school” where it soon became clear that corporal punishment was used much more frequently. A new school meant new faces, both in classmates and staff. We soon all got to learn who were the soft touch teachers and those whose wrath was to be avoided at all costs, well certainly for boys as once again, still in the same local education authority area, meant the same rules regarding the cane and slipper. At this stage in adolescence, boys and girls were starting to “notice” each other in different ways, but girls were certainly a mystery to me, they would say and do some seemingly strange things. We sat at desks in pairs, boys generally sitting with boys and vice versa. Behind me in most classes were two girls who I had noticed because they were attractive, but treated boys with total indifference.
The Cane and the Double Standard7
Related Articles
-
How many strokes 7
It may be true to say that: “The more strokes you receive, the worse it becomes.” To some extent,...
-
Varieties of Cane3
So far as I know my school (all girls) had just the one cane – “THE cane” as it...
-
Why Corporal Punishment Has to Had to Go81
Even more worrying is that in this situation when something goes wrong – eg the Springtown paddling in Texas....
-
The Cane in UK Schools47
That other teachers used the cane there is no doubt about that, or censure, except for the schools over...
-
Discipline in Public School1
Contrary to what many people think, corporal punishment wasn’t banned in all schools in England in the late 1980s....
-
Auntie Deirdre Takes Charge2
Mother was there too and talking over the fence to our left-hand neighbor, who I called Auntie Deirdre. Auntie...
-
legs smacked by female teachers7
St Ignatius, Greenheys, Hulme 1978 – Mrs Lukeman (Deputy Head) Added by Carol R. I will never forget being...
-
You Have the Choice39
Our young new teacher really swings the slipper down onto poor old Sara’s little pink knickers and lets her...