I got the paddle exactly twice in my school years. In the first grade for throwing rocks (in my defense, I’d just been shoved down by two bullies, but the teacher didn’t see that - I was just trying to defend myself). The second was for carrying a throwing star in junior high school (hey, it was the thing to do in the ‘80s). Well, okay, not so much for carrying it, but for sticking it into the ceiling tiles. Both were well deserved. Both were well remembered.
Oh throwing stars, thanks for the memory!