Effective school punishments

Are you male or female?

How old are you now?

How would you describe your behaviour at school?

Which of the following punishments did you receive when at school?

Right, scenario 1 You are in class and stick you leg out to trip up a friend as the pass. Unfortunately they fall harder then you expected and bang their head against a desk. Your teacher sees you and shouts loudly calling you to the front of the class. As you stand in front of you class mates you realise that you are in for a serious shouted telling off for your dangerous stupidity. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

The class is asked to bring their homework up to the teacher one at a time to hand it in. When you approach the desk you have to tell your teacher that you have forgotten your homework for the second week in a row. She is clearly cross and sends you straight to the headteachers office to tell him what you have done. You know from other friends that when you have admitted you crime he is likely to explode at you and shout in your face for at least a minute about the error of your ways and your like future if you don't sort your life out. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

You are in your maths lesson which is last thing on a Friday afternoon. Tonight you and your friends are going to a party and that's all you can think about. Your teacher has already asked you to stop talking twice but then catches you again. She tells you to stand in the corner at the front of the room where you will remain until the end of the lesson with your back to your friends. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

You throw a rolled up piece of paper at a friend and it bounces off them and hits the teacher she asks who through it and you put your head down. Unfortunately the boy and girl who sit behind you tell her that it was you. You deny it but clearly look guilty and the teacher decides not to believe you. She sends you to the office where you will sit on a chair during break and everyone who sees you will know you are being punished. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

You have had a spelling test for which you have clearly not prepared having got only 3 out of 20 your teacher is clearly not impressed with you effort. She adds your name to a list written on the side of the blackboard along with a sad face. It will remain there for a whole week to remind you and the class that you have done wrong. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

Your class prepares a song for the school assembly. Half way through the song you get carried away, stumbled and fall off the stage it is quite clear to the staff that this was no accident. The next day your class is going on a trip to an adventure park that you have been looking forward to for weeks, you are told you will be made to stay at school instead and work in another class. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

You are late for school missing registration and the first part of your lesson. Unfortunately your teacher saw you going into a shop on they way and knows had you not done that you would have been on time. She tells you how unimpressed she is and informs you that you well spen the entire lunchtime on detention with her. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

During break you are playing with a tennis ball with your friends and a mis-thrown ball hits a school window cracking the glass. Unfortunately the supervising teacher saw you throw the ball and takes you to the head teacher. Because of the cost of replacing glass you are told you will spend an hour in detention after school and that he will let you parents know where you are. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

You are stopped at the school gates one day by a teacher who asks to look in your bag. Reluctantly you hand it over and as you expected the teacher retrieves the calculator you have stolen from class. Dragged back into school the head teacher rings your parents and informs them you will be spending the up coming Saturday at school in detention. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

You are in your history lesson when the teacher looks up and asks you if you are chewing. You don't have time to swallow your gum and have to admit it. You are given paper and told to return in the morning having written 1,000 lines of ' I will not chew gum in class as it is a disgusting habit' How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

After a run of bad behaviour your teacher informs you that he is putting you on a a behaviour report. In every lesson for a week your behaviour will be recorded. At the end of each day you must show this to the head teacher to be signed and each evening your parents must so sign it. The situation will be reviewed after a week. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

You are caught fighting with another student and the teachers have to separate you. The school make it clear that they do not accept this behaviour and inform you that they are going to inform your parents that you will be suspended from school for the next two days. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

After repeated serious incidences in school involving violence against other pupils you get angry and hit a teacher. The school takes the decision to expell you permanently. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

It is the summer term at school, you are dressed in short trousers / a short skirt. Your teacher hears you say a mild swear word and calls you to the front of the class. Without waiting she bends around you with her flat hand over the back of your bare leg. She is about to smack your leg hard and fast five times. There will be a red hand print visible for the rest of the day. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

You are caught running down a corridor by an older lady teacher who pulls you into her empty classroom. Reach for a solid wooden ruler on her desk she orders you to hold both your hands up next to each other palms down. She firmly presses the ruler against your knuckles before lifting it up. She is about to rap your knuckles several times, extra if you move. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

You are ten minutes late for a lesson. The teacher asks you where you have been and you refuse to answer. After a couple of minutes of stubbornness she decides to take action. He turns to retrieve a small cane from the side of the board and tells you to hold out you hand right out in front of you. Supporting the arm with your other hand under you elbow you watch as he lays the cane across your small palm. "You will get two stokes"'he says. As the cane lifts you brace yourself. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

You are caught during lunch break in a scuffle in the canteen queue. The nearest dinner lady grabs your ear and hauls you in front of the nearest teacher. Having made you put your hands out together side by side palms up she lays a thick leather strap across your hands after a few gentle slaps she tells you to keep still and lifts the strap back and over her shoulder. You know you are about to receive a sound strapping. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

You have been seen misbehaving at break hanging around the bicycle sheds which are out of date. During your next lesson the deputy head teacher comes into your class and calls you to the front of the room. He move your teachers chair from behind her desk, sits down and pulls you over his knee. Pulling your trousers / skirt tight over your bottom, his hand rests on the right cheek. You are about to receive a long hand spanking, firmly moving frok cheek to cheek. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

You have just finished a gym class / PE, you have realised that you have forgotten your towel and cannot shower. You bite the bullet and inform your gym teacher. She bends down and removes her large gym shoe / slipper. You are instructed to lie over a large gym horse, the rear of your gym shorts an easy target. A few light taps from the slipper are felt as the teacher takes aim. You are about to receive a sound thrashing and will soon be displaying a bright red bottom to your friends as you change back into your school clothes. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

You have been seen kissing another student during break time behind the science block. This behaviour is forbidden during school hours. You have been sent to the principals office and informed you will receive four swats from the paddle. The principal removes a large wooden paddle from his desk draw while you bend over, legs apart with you hands on your shins. The paddle rests on your butt before lifting. This big man is about to paddle you hard. How scared would you be?

Would this be an effective punishment?

You have got angry in class and hurled abuse at your teacher. She has sent you to the head teachers office with a note that indicates youshod receive 'six of the best'. After a stern talking to you have been told that he intends to cane you. You have removed your shoes and bent over in the middle of the office. Feet together you stare at you socks whilst grabbing your ankles. I thick yet flexible cane taps your waiting bottom. Then there's a pause followed by a whoosh as the cane whips towards its target. How scared would you be?

How effective would this punishment be?

How important is it that you should be scared of a punishment?

How important is it that a punishment is effective?