Anyone had to stand with their nose in the corner at school?

I heard of teachers drawing a circle on the chalkboard or markerboard and requiring a disruptive student to keep her nose touching inside the circle. A friend told me that she had to do this and she requested the paddle instead; seemed gutsy so I asked her why. She said for paddle licks you got sympathy but for nose in the circle time, you were just teased and laughed at.