[Reatclaplen]

Well, since no one is in favor of physical discipline, then peer pressure is the next best thing. If little Johnny will not mind the teacher, then instead of pushing on little JOhnny to behave push on the class. Little Johnny might not care if his Playground time is taken away, but tell the whole class they can't go to the play ground becuase of his attitude and let his classmates help him come around. It won't take too many times of his "friends" telling him to behave until he does. This was indeed often done when I was at school (I'd forgotten! But then, it was a LONG time ago). And physical discipline for schoolkids can also backfire: in my day, many of the real "ratbag" kids took getting "the cuts" as a badge of courage. Shaming them by other means, such as peer pressure, is much more effective. But, again, it can only work if the teacher has already asserted his authority over the class.