[2nd Amendment]

The question is . . Did it improve classroom discipline? If so she needs to be commended.Back in the 50’s my teachers whacked me on the head with notebooks, roped students to their seat, taped mouths shut, wrapped knuckles with a ruler and other masochistic sadistic pathological, psychotic disciplines. You know what . . we learned our ABC’s and learned to count, and read and went off to college. Now we care for the students oppositional defiance syndromes, self image,etc.

[Joe 6-pack]

LOL....I had a Trig teacher in HS that could chuck a chalkboard eraser with sniper like accuracy. He'd do it if you looked like you were dozing off in class or if you weren't paying attention.

I don't recall him ever missing his intended target.

[El Cid]

Back in the 50’s my teachers whacked me on the head with notebooks, roped students to their seat, taped mouths shut, wrapped knuckles with a ruler and other masochistic sadistic pathological, psychotic disciplines. You know what . . we learned our ABC’s and learned to count, and read and went off to college.

...pffftt...
In my day, our school used these tools to instill discipline: