tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240644061856477532.post8584700508398853751..comments2023-05-20T05:23:18.283-04:00Comments on Clifford Swartz: Prep School USA v UKClifford Swartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07656909559762991833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240644061856477532.post-32472615516406274402008-11-12T12:04:00.000-05:002008-11-12T12:04:00.000-05:00No, there wouldn't be physical punishment these da...No, there wouldn't be physical punishment these days. It is rather the use of humiliation as a means of social control. So more like the Snape in the books rather than that scene in the film (which stood out to me as silly that he would do that -- Snape is always cool and menacing, not one to lash out).<BR/><BR/>That is in a bad situation, by the way, and is a humourous caricature, as most school masters are kind and professional towards their students (called pupils, as students always means university students there).Clifford Swartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07656909559762991833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240644061856477532.post-13901196159344974722008-11-12T10:09:00.000-05:002008-11-12T10:09:00.000-05:00so the portrayal of boarding school in HP books ar...so the portrayal of boarding school in HP books are accurate then? of Snape hitting Harry in the head??seapeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685237753392156416noreply@blogger.com