The past where the chances were less likely that you acted up again for fear of getting paddled.
No different than I treat my kids, I give you constant chances to get your shyt together and you don't....next step is going upside your behind or since they are old enough now, I punch em in their damn chests. Look man, not saying that should be the first thing you do with an unruly or disrespectful kid, but gotdamn.
My mom in law used to make her kids that kept acting up in class stand on leg and touch their nose with the opposite hand when they were consistently being disruptive in class. She was told that was too harsh.
She retired back in the mid 00s due to the complete lack of disrespect, parents takin the kids sides, lack of support from admin to do anything, No Child Left Behind. shyt became a joke. She taught in the inner city.
Personally I feel like you already lost if you can't get your kids to behave without beating them.
My parents didn't beat me, nor was I ever worried they would, and I wasn't acting out in school or failing classes
But then again, I was always the introverted bookworm type, so maybe I just don't understand how other kids act.