and when you try t in the past when I tried to find some way  of imposing discipline, there is no way because  quite rightly, you're not allowed to strike children, I never wanted to and I  I hardly ever did  at one school where  there was a marvellous spirit of give and take  I used to whip off my little black velvet slipper occasionally and whack some of the larger boys about the top of the thigh.