I Have Gotten In Trouble At School

@CathyUK It certainly was. In some classes it was in daily use; other teachers were more sparing.
In my period of the 60s, and 70s, it was just normal teaching.

@ThatMusgraveWoman Very true. I do not think parents knew just how much the slipper hurt, as they always looked upon it as a mild punishment, mostly because the marks did not remain very long on the bottom, compared to the cane. In 1986 when cp was abolished in state schools I think most thought this only applied to the cane and were surprised that the ban included the slipper,ruler and any striking of the body.

The slipper was very effective and accepted by all. I think most boys took the view that they would one day get the slipper and was a case of when they would get it, not if they would get it.As a boy and then as a deputy it was a leather house shoe and when that was cracked across the bottom it hurt, corrected the boy and sent out a warning to the rest of the class. I think the trouble was that some teachers did not use a suitable slipper and tended to use a gym shoe. For a while the Dunlop Green Flash with its thick rubber dole was popular. The trouble was that this had a solid rubber sole and rather than sting the bottom tended to leave a bruise. It was not suited for purpose.

@ThatMusgraveWoman Daily use?! Wow!