Did the threat of corporal punishment make you behave in school?

[joash]

Following on from the other thread, I was wondering if having the 'threat' hanging over your head, actually made anyone behave better than they might have done if they could have got away with something?

I see it quite often. what saddens me is that I am being tarred with the same brush, and I have never dolled out corporal punishment and am agains its use in schools! Schools have changed beyond recognition and it is sad that not all parents can see and accept this and turn their children agains education before the kids have even started.

Think I had a healthy disrespect for authority but corporal punishment made no difference to my behaviour, I don't think. More influenced by good teachers. If I had a good, interested, positive and enthusiastic one I wanted to work harder/more etc

If there was the remotest risk of anyone hitting my son he wouldn't go to school. I wouldn't let him. The idea is absolutely barbaric.
Corporal punishment was a pervert's charter anyway. A paedophile's dream.