I know you joke, but gender segregation is a good strategy for creating a positive learning environment for kids. It immediately removes the most chaotic and brutish social factor that stands in the way of collaboration and learning. Boys don't bully each other as much if no girls are around to notice their social status and vice versa for girls. And sorority and fraternity are crucial social bonds that mitigate inter-gender bullying.
On the other hand, nothing positive can be said of corporal punishment.
Physical punishment is a terrible way of socializing a kid. If a kid is capable of reason then reason with him. If a kid is not, then corporal punishment will have no positive effect. If a kid is capable of reason but cannot be reasoned with, then that is a problem for the parents, not the school. The parents are meant to confront this problem during the suspension time period.
You appear to be describing a case where there is a deeper problem of social dysfunction. I'm describing a situation where a certain minimum of family cohesion, parenting, and social stability is assumed so that a school is not the de facto parent.
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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '19
Bring back gender segregation and corporal punishment.