writing lines
Copying sentences repeatedly
Writing lines is a school punishment requiring a student to copy a phrase repeatedly, typically dozens or hundreds of times: I will not talk in class, I will respect my teacher.
The tedium is the point—the repetition supposedly reinforces the lesson while consuming recess or free time.
The practice has declined but remains a cultural reference point for old-fashioned discipline.
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- detention slipFormal notice requiring after-school stay
- repetitionAct of redoing
- repeat after mePrompt to mimic speech
- chalkboardSurface for dusty writing
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- school disciplinesuspension, expulsion, detention, corporal punishment, paddling
- disciplinemisconduct, violation, time-out, timeout, grounded
- handwritingcursive, block letters, penmanship, print letters, legible
- punishmentsjail, prison, timeout, grounded, fine
writing linescorporal punishment
Inflicting pain as penalty
physical punishment · praise · caning · paddling · spanking
writing linescorporal punishment
Inflicting pain as penalty
beating · hitting · slapping · manual labor · running laps
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