Did you go to school in the 60/70/80's?. Don't miss out!

[languagetimothy]

In the 70s. I had the blackboard rubber, ruler, slipper, the cane and the occasional slap round the head. Aaah young people of today etc.,

There was a particularly harsh head of dept (geography, history etc.,)that used any of the above who would walk into a class announcing "stand!" And of course we did, hands behind our backs, straight, quiet, still, blank looks. On one occasion this head walked in we stood and he talked to us whilst the geography teacher stood behind him doing the universal d***head and w***ker signs.
I think lot of blood was drawn on tongues and nails in hands that day.

[Integroo]

PositronicRay said:

Didn't work for us, I always thought it was a tale from a jennings book or some such thing. Maybe the wrong type of walls.

Do we have any sience teachers on the forum who can confirm? It would have been a great teaching aid, along with the exploding coffee tin. (only worked with coal gas apparantly, never understood why)

Static electricity?

I'm no scientist though.

[21TonyK]

I remember the slipper and can at primary school back in the 70's and very early 80's. Moving from rural Devon to London for secondary was an eye-opener. Maths teacher who bowled for the county team could launch a a board rubber 1/4 inch off you ear into the filing cabinet behind. That woke you up!

Only time things got out of hand was when the bullying st of a French teacher picked on the wrong kid who promptly launched him out of a first floor window. Kids was a hero and suspended for a week, teacher never returned.

[andymc]

alorotom said:

Rosscow said:

I went to secondary school in the 90's and had a board rubber thrown at me!

My friend had a hammer thrown at him during a CDT lesson

Our CDT teacher was lethal, he threw metal files and wooden stools at people - this was c.1993-1998

I recall being hit by a blackboard rubber in my first few days of starting secondary school thrown by a physics teacher who was barking mad

Character building my parents called it lol

Pelton Roseberry? Mr Fenn and Mr Jackson

[davhill]

At primary school in the 60's, I got into the situation where you and someone step to the same side to pass.

This was with 'Miss' and I wasn't then smart enough to say, "Shall we dance?" so I just chuckled.

'Miss' was carrying an empty 1/3 pint milk bottle so she fetched me a clip on the side of the head with it.

Hanging offence now, I expect.

[DoubleD]

davhill said:

At primary school in the 60's, I got into the situation where you and someone step to the same side to pass.

This was with 'Miss' and I wasn't then smart enough to say, "Shall we dance?" so I just chuckled.

'Miss' was carrying an empty 1/3 pint milk bottle so she fetched me a clip on the side of the head with it.

Hanging offence now, I expect.

She hit you for that?!

[davhill]

DoubleD said:

She hit you for that?!

Sure did. Bottle remained intact, fortunately.

Miss Johnson's been propelling daisies for many a moon now.

[denzilpc]

went to school early 70s got so fed up getting the cane/slipper ect gave up going when i was 14

[SlimJim16v]

Yep, had all sorts,as I got bored easily.

The maths teacher, a short, stocky bloke, would grab you by the cheeks and lift. Up you went until you were on tip toes.

[Hoofy]

davhill said:

DoubleD said:

She hit you for that?!

Sure did. Bottle remained intact, fortunately.

Miss Johnson's been propelling daisies for many a moon now.

Jeez, she only hit you once. Was that necessary??

[marksx]

andymc said:

alorotom said:

Rosscow said:

I went to secondary school in the 90's and had a board rubber thrown at me!

My friend had a hammer thrown at him during a CDT lesson

Our CDT teacher was lethal, he threw metal files and wooden stools at people - this was c.1993-1998

I recall being hit by a blackboard rubber in my first few days of starting secondary school thrown by a physics teacher who was barking mad

Character building my parents called it lol

Pelton Roseberry? Mr Fenn and Mr Jackson

Must be a CDT teacher thing. Mine did the same and I was at school 95-00.

[DoubleD]

davhill said:

DoubleD said:

She hit you for that?!

Sure did. Bottle remained intact, fortunately.

Miss Johnson's been propelling daisies for many a moon now.

I wonder what made her think that hitting someone was acceptable behaviour.

[Robbo 27]

DoubleD said:

I wonder what made her think that hitting someone was acceptable behaviour.

Good point.

Any teacher who uses violence in order to communicate is in the wrong job.

[Fallingup]

I had a desk thrown at me. He missed though. I remember getting the belt from my chemistry teacher. Can't remember why. He was a really short guy and would stand on a chair to do it. I flinched and pulled my hand back as the belt came down and he struck himself on the leg. The class thought that was very amusing but meant he put extra effort into his next swing that did connect. Stung like hell. Made a man of me though! Happy days.

[spikeyhead]

I was held up against a wall by my throat, feet way off the ground by a metalwork teacher, all because I wouldn't grass up that we were roasting chestnuts in the brazing hearth.

He was beaten senseless and never returned to teaching for doing something similar to someone else a couple of weeks later.

[Pugmitch]

Abuse of kids was the norm back in the day. In the early seventies we had a particularly sadistic chemistry teacher who used to delight in putting miscreants into fume cupboards to 'clean them out'! These stuck out from the side of the building on the third floor and we delighted in poking fun at the poor devils which we could see from the playground. I was never sure what was being 'cleaned out'; the kid's lungs or the fume cupboard. Given the nasties being used in chemistry lessons at that time I'm sure lives were cut short as a result.
Other delights were being beaten with Bunsen burner tubing (very very painful with weals on buttocks guaranteed); plimsoled by a 20 stone county rugby player PE teacher and made to stand in a cold shower for 15 minutes......one kid rushed to hospital with suspected hyperthermia!
Mind you my son came up against the aging PE teacher playing rugby in his forties......oh what a delight to see him getting his just deserts! It was worth the slippering when he saw me and realised he'd been caught up with!
Oh happy days....NOT!

[Fallingup]

Snowflakes nowadays. I look back on it with amusement and nostalgia. Not that I particularly enjoyed getting belted but it didn't bother me. Taught me to behave. For a while anyway.

Edited by Fallingup on Wednesday 20th February 21:01

[Newky Brown]

Our old games teacher was fond of launching items at you in class if he thought you weren't paying attention, or trying to belittle and humiliate you if you weren't one of his little favourites who excelled at sports.

I often think I'd like to meet up with him now even though he,d be in his late sixties I guess. ahole.

[DoubleD]

Fallingup said:

Snowflakes nowadays. I look back on it with amusement and nostalgia. Not that I particularly enjoyed getting belted but it didn't bother me. Taught me to behave. For a while anyway.

Edited by Fallingup on Wednesday 20th February 21:01

Its not about being snowflakes. You are obviously doing something very wrong if you feel the need to hit someone. Would you think it ok if your girlfriend or wife came home from work and her boss had hit her? No, so what makes hitting kids ok?

[bristolracer]

Didn't mind getting the cane or tolley or slipper.
All over and done with in 2 minutes, stung a bit but far better than sitting in detention for hours, or writing lines out.