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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #11]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/24287759?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, San Fransisco, California, United States of America]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2022 04:28:44 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr Robert Sternberg [Signature #10]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dr Robert Sternberg, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2022 04:26:21 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Prof Walter Lewin [Signature #9]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Prof Walter Lewin, -, -, United States of America<p>-</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2022 03:06:15 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>MR Anonymous [Signature #8]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Brantford, Ontario, Canada<p>We need respect in the schools</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2020 09:03:01 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Graham Bentley [Signature #7]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Graham Bentley, Bury, England, United Kingdom<p>I wish to submit my signature in support of bringing back corporal punishment, on the basis that today's teachers clearly lack the perceived authority and physical ability to control unruly pupils. In the short-term, this has a disruptive affect on the class and negatively impacts the learning experience. In the long-term, this has a disruptive influence on social attitudes and behaviour, leading to higher crime rates.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:45:17 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Anonymous [Signature #6]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Sydney, Nsw, Australia<p>Bring back the cane</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Aug 2017 11:11:48 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Vicky Obrien [Signature #5]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Vicky Obrien, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia<p>Teaching will decline until the can returns.  Children are disobedient and rude.  This must stop.  As a new teacher this is the reason I have stopped being a teacher</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Mar 2017 10:57:37 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Anonymous [Signature #4]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Woodend, Victoria, Australia<p>.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Mar 2017 03:32:51 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Alexander Philip [Signature #3]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Alexander Philip, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom<p>Due to excessive traffic on the day of the vote to abolish corporal punishment taken by parliament in 1989, it was passed by a single vote. Since when, there have not been any successful calls to reinstate this neccessity into the British education system. Recent figures by independent inquiries and PTA associations nationwide portray averages of 60-65% of the public wish for it to be brought back. Violence towards teachers such many of my current and past collegues by students is appealing. Ofsted have revelled over the last few assessed years averages of British schools under achieving and in complete disarray due to lack of control of hooliganism and vandalism. Examination success is on a severe downslide in many areas of the country. What more will it take?</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2017 07:02:53 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Samuel Macdonald [Signature #2]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Samuel Macdonald, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia<p>Definitely</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 09:47:14 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Samuel Turner [Signature #1]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Samuel Turner, Blacktown, NSW, Australia, Australia<p>HERE, HERE REFORM THE LAWS</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:35:11 UTC</pubDate>
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