[Evans, Marv]

As a kid, that kind of thing was common. We got slapped in the face and whipped with switches, sticks, belts, & a barber's strop (at home). I was a disruptive kid in elementary & don't know if it was a result of my home life or not. At school, the use of a paddle was common. If my father learned I'd been disciplined at school, he'd stand me up on a stool and hit me with a belt usually. I would sort of take over the class in fifth grade. One time the teacher marched to my desk with her paddle and told me to stand up to receive a paddling. I asked her why I should stand up to let her hit me. Her response was, "Oooooh!" and whacked me on the top of the head with the paddle (cracked it down the middle). My wife is an elementary teacher & it's amazing how she is able to instill discipline and respect in her kids within a few weeks of the beginning of school. The parents are amazed. I wish I'd had somebody like her all those years ago.