Yes, it still goes on in the south. I thought for years I hated math. Then I remembered loving math until my 5th grade year. I had a teacher who paddled us for every problem over 2 we did incorrectly. So if you missed 4 problems you were hit 2 times on the bottom with a paddle board.

Just a mean old lady. After getting better at math in college, I later realized she was the one who gave me anxiety about math.