Children are often described as life’s greatest blessing, yet raising them is also one of the greatest responsibilities any...
One of the questions that has long puzzled me is the argument against corporal punishment. I have read many...
The systems of school discipline that existed in Scotland and England during the mid-twentieth century reflected two distinctly different...
Throughout much of the twentieth century, the Scottish tawse, commonly referred to as the belt or the strap, formed...
Looking back on my school years, I have always considered myself to have been a reasonably well-behaved child who...
For generations, corporal punishment was regarded as a normal part of school discipline throughout Scotland. While methods varied across...
For much of the twentieth century, corporal punishment was an accepted part of everyday discipline in many Scottish schools....
Among those who experienced corporal punishment in British schools, there has long been discussion about the durability and handling...
For much of the twentieth century, the rattan school cane was one of the most recognisable symbols of discipline...
During the middle decades of the twentieth century, the school cane was a familiar item in many British schools...
During much of the 20th century, corporal punishment formed a routine part of discipline in many schools across Britain....
Memories of school discipline often differ considerably depending on where a person grew up, the era in which they...