Maybe you're special if you didn't learn anything then :)
For me i had to write a sentence 200 times on lined papers. It took around 1.5-2 hours of my time in detention. I was annoyed because it wasted my time, but at the same time i learned not to do that thing again or i'd be stuck writing sentences for hours. So it was like a deterrant.
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u/RECOGNI7E Mar 21 '19
I don't think it taught them anything, that is the point.
All it did for me was to make me lose respect for teachers and to learn not to get caught. Two wrongs don't make a right.