That I can’t remember anybody covering before. I remember my Grandfather told me he would often get the belt for back-talking teachers or fucking around in class.
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Getting rid of the belt in the UK schooling system is partly to blame for the rise of disrespectful jellyfish in society today. That early threat of violence weeded out the real trouble makers from the part-timers. Tbh this is a deeply overlooked factor -
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They would have to stand at the front of the class and receive X amount of belts to the hands. The number depended on the misdemeanour the pupil had committed.
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Of course some teachers were stricter than others and certain sadistic people would have abused it. But consider this - when this was outlawed in 1987 (in the UK)(Scotland was 1998 for some reason)
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But I’m sure most schools stopped it by the early/mid eighties. My grandparents got it, but I’m sure my Parents avoided it. And of course my generation never had to deal with corporal punishment.
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Do you think was a factor in the attitude of people in society? Did removing that fear of physical harm allow millions of pupils to act differently and become bolder in their rebellion against the teachers?
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Was this a key step in the decline of our culture? Or was it the right decision? I know you could argue either way but overall is what I’m looking to judge this upon.
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I just wanted to bring this highly under-researched issue to your attention.
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Ours was a wooden metre stick in Ireland. Brought up to front of class, had to raise our skirt & bend over the table & take our lickings. Or if teacher walked by a hard rap across our knuckles. The 70s/80s. Mom would give an ear boxing, or hit you with her slipper/shoe/hairbrush!
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