Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoI have seen a lot of movies where the Catholic School Nuns smack a students hand for being disruptive or something is this a trope or a real something? Like most notable in Blues Brothersmessage-squaremessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down13
arrow-up143arrow-down1message-squareI have seen a lot of movies where the Catholic School Nuns smack a students hand for being disruptive or something is this a trope or a real something? Like most notable in Blues BrothersDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square37linkfedilink
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up45·2 months agoThat was a real and common thing, not even just in catholic schools.
minus-squarescytale@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoYeah, my kindergarten teacher didn’t like me using my left hand to write for some reason, so slapped my hand with a ruler. Now I write with my right hand.
minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoThere are still some southern states (because ofc) that legally allow teachers to use corporal punishment at their discretion.
minus-squareFoolsQuartz@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoYeah. Although, every baby boomer who’s talked to me about catholic school seems really traumatised by it
That was a real and common thing, not even just in catholic schools.
Yeah, my kindergarten teacher didn’t like me using my left hand to write for some reason, so slapped my hand with a ruler. Now I write with my right hand.
There are still some southern states (because ofc) that legally allow teachers to use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Yeah. Although, every baby boomer who’s talked to me about catholic school seems really traumatised by it