I think it's safe to say that the way kids are acting today is far different then from how they acted in past years. Historically if you misbehaved in school, you were given the strap or the switch. Today if a teacher yells at a kid, the teacher is in the wrong.
Past teachers put the fear of god into children, and you know what....THEY BEHAVED.........otherwise, they got whacked harder. Physical dicipline would drasitcally change how our kids behave in society. I believe our schools would run smoother, there would be fewer violent issues, and our kids would grow up better people.
But hey......Thats me.