I never heard of a lower pass mark being set explicitly for boys of less ability butI I know that some of the teachers tried to be more generous when marking the papers of boys who had less aptitude for the subject in question. I was told that a few years later by one of my old teachers whom I got to know quite well because we both went to the same pub. He also told me that he (and some of his colleagues) used to skim through a selection of exam papers before he started to mark them and tried to assess how severe or how lenient he could afford to be.
The Slipper in UK Schools18
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School Punishment Book63
You say in reference to my desire to see my own school’s punishment book “Hmm, even if the relevant...
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A Run Up to Corporal Punishment7
The Headmaster who arrived when I was in the 6th form was said to take a couple of steps...
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Bullying & Corporal Punishment4
Serving licks or more technically speaking; Corporal punishment, restraint, seclusion and other forms of discipline inflicted by teachers and...
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Sunday School in 63 9
My only real complaint about Sunday School was that Mrs Wiseman’s pretty young assistant, Monica, didn’t handle the discipline....
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A Stroke of Respectability
One aspect of parental discipline which is not often talked about is how some mothers and fathers deliberately tried...
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The High Price of Stealing26
“Don’t get smart with me Josh. I don’t think you fully understand just how embarrassed you made me feel,...
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Thoughts of an Abusive but Aparant Wartime Headmaster19
I’d never say a caning is a minor punishment – even a mild caning is, or should be, a...
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Receiving Corporal Punishment as an Adult out of Curiosity57
It does not take much strength to bring a light school cane to an effective speed. It is...