I had an awesome music teacher.
He had the best punishments for misbehaviour; if someone was slightly disruptive, he'd make stand up. If they continued, he'd make them stand on their chair... then their desk... then finally on a filing cabinet in the corner.
This usually had the requisite effect, as no-one wanted to have to balance on a filing cabinet for the rest of the lesson.

For those who continued to disrupt even from such a precarious perch, or those who had a long history of dicking about every lesson, he'd simply say "Go away!" and point at the door... this didn't mean "Stand outside my door!" however, because if anyone DID stand there, after 5 minutes he'd go out and say "No... I told you to go away... I really don't care where, but just no-where near here." The poor fucker would have to go and hang around outside in the cold, and risk being spotted by other, harsher teachers who'd then punish them for being out of lessons with no valid excuse.
(eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Mon 3 Nov 2014, 12:34, 1 reply)

That is brilliant.
Though surely tempting a coordinated effort to see how many people could get on top of the filing cabinet?
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 3 Nov 2014, 13:54, closed)

Presumably once the filing cabinet was occupied he would just lower the threshold for 'go away'

( 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Mon 3 Nov 2014, 14:22, closed)

To be fair,
He had a number of filing cabinets... I only ever saw two filled simultaneously (two people balancing precariously usually being enough to keep everyone else in line).

Humiliation is the clearly the most effective punishment... harsh punishments such as writing 5000 lines or a physical beating, result in the pupil being commiserated by his fellow pupils, but a good quality humiliation will result in everyone taking the piss.
(eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Mon 3 Nov 2014, 14:34, closed)

You seem to have forgotten inappropriate touching as a form of punishment.

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Mon 3 Nov 2014, 15:10, closed)

That was punishment?

(eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Mon 3 Nov 2014, 16:47, closed)

if you liked it that was appropriate touching

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Mon 3 Nov 2014, 17:36, closed)