My father did 33 years in education, coach, teacher, principal and finally supt of schools in a small Mo district. And he could swing a board like a champ. You never heard a student cuss a teacher or take a swing at a teacher. why not? Cause they didn't want that ass whipping. BTW... he got me once each of my 4 years... and he got the supt's kid too while he was prinicpal. But he was fair, white, black, hispanice, it didn't matter. Everyone got treated the same. Fairly. But he's the first to admit he'd be in jail today with the attitude of our courts and lazy ass parents. And people wonder why our schools are going to hell in a hand basket. Kid messes up, they send him home. How in the hell is he going to learn anything at home? Bust his, or her, ass and send them back to class where they might learn something so they can contribute to society later.
And one more thing, he was an outstanding educator. In fact, he was honored by the state of Mo as such when retired.