ah yes, corporal punishment.. i remember that. When I was in elementary school the parents had to sign a form agreeing to this but it was relatively light and carefully mandated punishment. The embarrassment of this happening in front of the other kids was worse than the actual pain but it worked. These days I have heard from friends who are teachers that they aren't even allowed to assign extra homework for unruly kids. They basically aren't allowed to discipline bad kids at all so they feel as though their classrooms have become a competition of sorts to see who can act up the most. These teacher friends of mine HATE their jobs now and it is no wonder there is a teacher shortage.
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You were lucky because our hidings were severe and not love taps. The worst ones were swimming sessions when we were whipped with the nylon cord from the whistle. Your backside gets used to it and would get whacked at least 3 or 4 times per week. Worst beating was with a Bunsen burner stand (metal) when the science teacher went nuts but ironically I avoided that session with a great lie. I hadn't done my homework and wrote in my book ask teacher as unsure and he said that I was the only honest one in the class. Kids have no clue how bad things were and to be honest I am better for having experienced this.
The way you describe it sounds brutal but I agree with you about anyone having gone through that is likely better off because of it. The coddling that youth receive today doesn't appear to be benefitting them very much.