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The Birch Rod
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The Birch Rod
by Angela Anskis
Where and when was the Birch Rod introduced?
What is it?
What purpose did it serve when it was first produced?
Device used to whip in Middle Ages
- Birching is a type of corporal punishment
- The delinquent is beaten with a bundle of birch twigs, and all together it is a birch rod.
- Used in schools as a type of punishment
- VERY painful, can draw blood
- First recorded in the Antiquity Ages, and through the Middle Ages in Europe and Mediterranean areas.
- This time period was from around the 8th centruy BC to the fall of the Roman Empire in 5th Century AD.
- Corporal punishment
- This could include criminal offenses
- Done in public
- School was the most common place of birching
- Mostly in public schools
- Misbehavior
- Done on bare bottom
How does it reflect the values of the creators/users?
What does it suggest about the profession at the time?
How does it reflect the goals and interests of the users/creaters?
What does it indicate about the place in which it was produced?
How does it reflect the time that it was produced?
- Painful
- Got the lesson across
- Goal was to deter bad behavior
- Humiliate the child
- Cruel forms of punishment were very common in the time periods where this method of punishment was most commonly used
- Schooling
- a privilege not a right
- authorities were NOT to be disrespected
- Beatings with the rod were a regular occurance in schools
- Public
- The origins of the birch rod are not exactly clear
- Ancient Rome and Greece were rather violent places especially after this time period.
- Birch Rod is notorious for being one of the most painful forms of punishment, sometimes drawing blood
- You can infer that teachers knew that if this form of discipline was carried out, the students would avoid misbehavior
- Teachers were more sadistic
- Teachers played a more parental role
- Teachers were highly respected
- Authority
- School was a rare opportunity
- Learning was highly valued
- "You get what you deserve" seen in capital punishment as well
- Children not as well-respected, expected to be humble
- Modesty
- Some may argue the teachers were sadistic
Questions to ask
How has the profession changed?
Works Cited
- Have teachers become more strict?
- Is this type of corporal punishment, or corporal punishment in general, cruel and unusual?
- Is corporal punishment effective in deterring bad behavior?
- "Images of Violence in the Medieval World (Getty Exhibitions)." Getty.edu. The J. Paul Getty Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2014.
- "Birching." The Art of Spanking. N.p., 3 Mar. 2014. Web. 17 Apr. 2014.
- The birch rod is barely if EVER used in schools
- Used sometimes in less developed countries
- limited education
- not as advanced technology
- Not used in schools in the US
- Corporal punishment in US
- Legal issues
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