Times was hard, in the olden days...

[hack001]

From Not Another Apple for the Teacher: Hundreds of Fascinating Facts from the World of Education by Erin Barrett & Jack Mingo:

"The fellow in charge of Sumerian language studies said 'Why didn't you speak Sumerian?' and caned me.  My teacher said: 'Your handwriting is unsatisfactory' and caned me.  I began to hate the scribal arts."

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[anreg2]

That was a very interesting bit of ed history. At least 30 yrs ago, some of our schools were still following that 'tradition'. It was a rap on the knuckles with a ruler, or one swat on the behind with a paddle for the more serious transgressions.

But probably 30 to 40 years ago was when schools started 'logical consequences', which in this day and age, might also be considered abuse, but I don't know, since I no longer teach or have kids in school.

Example of a logical consequence: You scribble on the wall of the school, you spend recess or after school scrubbing the wall to clean it off.