not Just The Strap Paperback -

Stern Discipline, So Prevalent In Ontario Classrooms During The First Half Of The Twentieth Century, Remained Intact Not Only Because Elementary And Secondary Teachers Wanted To Keep Their Jobs, But Also As AResult Of Control Exerted By Higher AuthoritiesDuring Their Training, Teachers Encountered This Control, Particularly During Practice TeachingAs Educators, Their Mandate To Keep Order Extended Well Beyond The ClassroomIgnorance And Insensitivity When Dealing With Issues Of Ethnicity, Religion, Gender, Colour, And Mental And Physical Capabilities Frequently Resulted In DiscriminationBeyond Corporal Punishment, The Subtleties Incorporated In Rules, Rituals, And Curriculum Reflected The Societal Conviction That ATeacher Was Always In Controlexpectations That Mirrored The Previous Centurys School Reformers Desire To Instill AWork Ethic And Moral Discipline Suitable For An Emerging SocietyIn Not Just The Strap, Author Vera CPletsch Offers An Intriguing Analysis Of Discipline During The Formative Period Of Ontarios History, When Locals And Parents Controlled EducationMaking Extensive Use Of Archival Material And Interviews With Former Education Authorities, Inspectors, Trustees, School Staff, And Pupils , Pletsch Depicts An Era Of Hierarchical Control In School Disciplinea Period When Few Initiatives For Change In Educational Policy, Or In Curriculum, Were IntroducedBy Explaining The Subsequent Efforts To Dismantle The Old Philosophy, She Also Sheds Valuable Light On An Area Of Current Concern'