Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 24 hours 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-square25fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down13
arrow-up131arrow-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 · 24 hours agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareSwordgeek@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·16 hours agoMy dad had his hand smacked and his fingers taped together to force him to write with his right hand. This was in the 1950s in public school in Canada. When I was in high school in the 1980s, we had a teacher who threw chalk at us. So yeah, it happens.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoI was changed from left- to right-handed by the Calgary school board in 1979 or so. In secondary school my chem teacher would definitely throw chalk if you weren’t paying attention. It’s better than chalk brushes.
My dad had his hand smacked and his fingers taped together to force him to write with his right hand. This was in the 1950s in public school in Canada.
When I was in high school in the 1980s, we had a teacher who threw chalk at us.
So yeah, it happens.
I was changed from left- to right-handed by the Calgary school board in 1979 or so.
In secondary school my chem teacher would definitely throw chalk if you weren’t paying attention. It’s better than chalk brushes.