To Get A's

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Growing up in Chicago in the 1950's, corporal punishment was meted out in school by the teacher and/or at home by the parent. They definitely had each others' backs. Hard to imagine anymore today...

On tests, we cheated sometimes, to get 'A's' If ever caught, with our backsides we would pay

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Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 7/11/2019 2:56:00 PM

Hi Gershon, In Junior school, I was punished often and had my palms smacked with a ruler, because i loved playing marbles with the boys and that wasn't ladylike the headmaster always said. I used to be very good and used to win the silver gunes (don't know if I spelt gunes right) Till my father visited the Headmaster and thing normalised again, but I still played marbles with the boys! Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/11/2019 4:12:00 PM

So that's why all those males lost their marbles, eh?! LOL. Thanks for sharing this, Jennifer. :) gw

Jan Allison

Date: 7/11/2019 2:24:00 PM

mmm i wonder how many got caught cheating , caned and then their parents found out and beat them again!hugs Jan xx

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/11/2019 4:11:00 PM

Well, count me as #1. Add in about 15 of my friends. Back in those days at least parents didn't tell kids that the teacher didn't know what he/she was talking about---like they do today. ~ Still a bit sore after all these years. LOL.