The man chairing the review of Australia's education system has suggested that corporal punishment was quite effective back in the day and should be reintroduced if supported by the community.

http://m.smh.com.au/federal-politics...715-3bz7p.html

Completely unexpectedly, most of the public responses I have read have been in favour of this. The poll on Ninemsn.com.au was strongly in favour of reintroducing it. While all the officials repudiate it strongly, the community response is interesting.

What do you think? Should serially misbehaving students be given the cane or the strap, rather than endless timeouts and suspensions? Are you alarmed that the question is even being asked? Did you receive corporal punishment when you were at school or know someone who did? What do you think of it?