When I was in high school in New Zealand in 1984, the technical drawing teacher (along with other teachers there) just simply laid down the law with the cane. That might have been that bit cruel, but it kept many of us honest.
I spent the first 10 years of my education in Catholic parochial schools.
Grade 1-8. The nuns beat those troublemakers with pointers or yard sticks.
Grade 9 and 10 the Marist Brothers would expel you for just a hint of being out of control. I moved to the burbs and attended public school for grades 11-12. This was the 50s and 60s.
We were paddled in my school. At first it was a sign of how tough you were if you could take it. But one teacher used a thin paddle with holes drilled in it. After that I realized it wasn’t cool anymore. I think we’re way beyond that now. Some of the teachers nowadays probably have PARENTS that didn’t live in the era of corporal punishment.
When I was in the 1st grade I had mouth taped shut and had to stand in the corner for talking too much. It never happened again.