Yet professionally in Australian, no, more precisely, Victorian psychology, sociology, child psychiatry, and educational fields there is a resounding sound of silence, and not a single academic I’ve come across in any of them give any credence for a moment such practices take place …..and unlike me they have nearly all be born and brought up there. Moreover, they teach the kids who have gone to the very schools involved with this ‘big cover-up’ . One said in a Christmas message to me that the odds were better on fairies living at the bottom of his garden, or on meeting an alien at the next faculty drinks party.
The Cane in UK Schools28
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In Which Decade was Corporal Punishment at its Height2
In SINGAPORE,caning for boys is still very common,but the height of it should be in the 80’s,i have heard...
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Michelle’s Paddling2
One of the most embarrassing spankings I got came when I was twelve years old; it was also one...
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The Cane in UK Schools61
Corporal punishment should only be used in a school if its use enjoys majority parental support (or at least...
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Caning from of the Times110
Mr. Byrd, former headmaster, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in May for cruelty and assaulting pupils. The tribunal...
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School Corporal Punishment References43
Glenmoor Bournemouth Suzanne Lowe During lessons Miss Shaw would tour the corridors and god help anyone who had been...
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Punishment in Instalments9
If I had already secured a job,and there was no input from my headmaster in regard to that job,...
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Schools Religion and CP1
For many, religion and CP seem to be natural partners. How many faiths cared to ‘spare the rod’ in...
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Discipline at School6
I don’t dispute that any of the anecdotal accounts here and elsewhere might be true. But I don’t think...