The ’60s just seemed to be a special time when everything was becoming more civilized and the more authoritarian aspects of life were giving way to something more democratic. But that optimism seemed to give way to cynicism by the turn of the decade. I noticed a colder social climate from about 1970, an increase in political violence, terrorism, etc, and it could be that cp followed the same pattern. In the sixties it looked morally unsustainable, headed for extinction. Then, somehow, it got a new lease of life. It seemed incredible to me that it could still be going on in the early ’80s when the victims would have been the children of the ’60s generation. Maybe some of those who were sitting cross-legged at the big Isle of Wight concert in ’69 were signing consent forms in 1982. It makes you sick to think about it, doesn’t it?
Wrong time and Wrong place5
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Slipper Replaces Detention5
The secondary school that I was at in the West Mids, had the slipper or detention for the 1st...
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Corporal Punishment & The Gender Disadvantage35
Possibly – but more likely, it was just understood that corporal punishment was less useful and less effective with...
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How many strokes 9
A boy I knew at Grammar School did once tell me how he was given two sixes in the...
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Outside the Heads Office32
Depending on the situation, the number of us present, whether it was the headmaster or one of the senior...
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Corporal Punishment and The Slipper2
Tto be fair, it did seem to keep order. And when all’s said and done it is hardly the...
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Reactions to the Slipper4
I remember the tears, and some verbal reactions, but not the other post punishment strategies you mention. Too much...
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Corporal Punishment in the Sixties12
Unfortunately, I was soon to discover the consequences of being Naughty to a dinner lady. As soon as...
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Over the edge12
I barely took in a word of what she said, subconsciously wriggling in my chair in anticipation of the...