School reunion

**Woodwould** · 8th July 2011, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by Poppa

I was caned numerous times at school. On several occasions I was caned unjustly, and resented it. On several occasions I deserved it roundly, and accepted it grudgingly. I doubt not that several of the men who caned me did it out of sadistic spite rather than out of any sense of justice. And I know that a couple of the men who caned me were decent men who were trying to set me on the right path.

In almost every case the way I was able to tell the difference was whether the punishment was delivered in anger or not. I try to remember this when I administer punishment to my children (whether of the corporal nature or not).

That more or less aligns with my experiences too. I was never struck by a teacher – in anger or otherwise. Any deserved (and it was wholly deserved) punishment was always transferred to the headmaster's province, who then, in complete impartiality, administered punishment, not enraged abuse.

Bad temper and knee-jerk reactions seldom solve anything.

**Poppa** · 8th July 2011, 05:21 PM

Oh and I've never been to a school reunion either. I suspect that my recollections of all the hot girls I went to school with would be highly disappointed by the attendees.

And of course, I haven't changed a bit...

**Phil Spencer** · 8th July 2011, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by Poppa

Oh and I've never been to a school reunion either. I suspect that my recollections of all the hot girls I went to school with would be highly disappointed by the attendees.

And of course, I haven't changed a bit...

I was disappointed with the lady teachers all those hot ones are now old ladies

**springwater** · 8th July 2011, 09:11 PM

I remember a lot of things that happened at school, one being in form 5 (year 11), someone asked the very good looking and well endowed science teacher what colour jocks she had on and she showed us, what do you call that

**artme** · 9th July 2011, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by springwater

I remember a lot of things that happened at school, one being in form 5 (year 11), someone asked the very good looking and well endowed science teacher what colour jocks she had on and she showed us, what do you call that

Brazen hussy on her part, lechery on yours!!

**smidsy** · 9th July 2011, 10:38 AM

Before I start I will say that I was caned injustly in grade 3 in the following circumstances:
Teacher is out of room, class idiot comes to my desk and starts hassling me.
I take as much as I'm going to take, get up and chase him across the room.
He looks over his shoulder to see how close I am, runs in to a pin up board and breaks open the large scab he has on his hand from a push bike accident.
Teacher walks in sees the idiot on the floor bleeding heavily and me stood over him.
Teachers puts 2+2 together, gets 6 and I get three with the cane.

That said I support corporal punishment.
The fact is that fear is a good thing, when I got sent to the office or got told by mum to wait till dad got home I was scared. We behaved because we feared the consequences. These days kids have no fear of the consequences and it shows in their behaviour.

There was actually a study done that proved categorically that youth crime, particularly assault, and assault against teachers has increased significantly since corporal punishment was phased out.

Oh, and I had to wait until after school but the class idiot didn't hassle me again - that was after he repeatedly tried to hit my fist with his face rofl.

**springwater** · 9th July 2011, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by artme

Brazen hussy on her part, lechery on yours!!

Aye aye aye hang on artme did I say it was me who asked

She was a registered teacher, least I suppose she was, maybe she was just a decoy, actually I'm sure she was

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