Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee View Post
I think it's interesting that, while many talk about missiles being hurled by teachers in the past, no-one has suggested it made them think twice about their behaviour. Violence towards children as a way of punishment or correction doesn't work.
Many kids would see it as a game to see how far they could push a teacher before they snapped.
The parents would take the view that their child probably deserved any punishment that was dished out (as they probably received the same or worse when they were kids)