As a post script to my post a few days ago..............
I was rambling about corporal punishment, my story...
I came from a 'good, fairly strict' home, Dad a Probation Officer, Mother a Social Worker AND an occasional Magistrate!
They'd let me do my own stuff but with a smidge of discipline!
Anyway, 1971-78 I went to the local public(or whatever they were called) school, I'm supposedly quite intelligent (hard to believe with some of crap I post on here) so was given a grant by the council to go there.
As I said before, I was out of order on quite a regular basis, nothing nasty just mischievous really, got caned countless times, 1st time about 13 I think, and suspended 3 times.
But, without all that, I would have almost certainly gone completely off the rails and left school at 16 with shag all qualifications and probably been a complete loser now. As it happens I got 9 O levels, 3 As and went to Uni where I had a fantastic time and met the wife of 30 years now.
That is benefit of allowing physical punishment (for me anyway and I'm not bitter or twisted in anyway whatsoever from having it)
Suppose the point I'm trying to make is, if someone like me (sounding like I'm something special etc, I'm not, just your average Joe really) could have ended up with nothing if I hadn't been punished what hopeless cat in hells chance do the youths of today stand with parents who don't give a monkeys what their kids are up to, except if a teacher lays a finger on them then 'GREAT we can sue the school for child abuse'
and now breath calmly
Next topic...This Nanny State we live in.
I'm off for 2 weeks, see y'all