As a preteen in grade school in Pittsfield Mass, at a young age of 7 - 8 years old, there were so many things being taught that I had absolutely no concept of, social studies, history ( couldn't understand why history was so important ), MATH ( I fucking hated math ), they tried to drill into my head forcibly the importance of math, and I just didn't understand, no concept whatsoever.
I got called to the principles office a few times, got yelled at, told I was stupid, and forced to drop my pants and got paddled with a ping pong paddle.
I was too ashamed to tell my mom the first few times.
She finally got called to meet with the principal, he told her he believes I'm mentally retarded because I couldn't do the work.
At home I finally told her about getting spanked, she became absolutely livid.
She made an appointment with the children's hospital in Boston to have me tested, EEG, EKG, Brainwave, blood test, the works.
I learned much later - from my mother - when I was able to understand, that she was told I was dyslexic, had a high IQ, and was far from retarded.
Afterwards she brought me back to school, to the principles office, and played into him hard.
I watched her slap him across the face all the while cussing him out in Italian.
Never got called to the office again, but the damage was done.
From that point on for most of the rest of my life, I hated anything to do with schooling.
So for some, spankings are a part of erotic play, for some it'll do irreparable damage that they carry for the rest of their lives.
Look at what I stated in the 'Members level of education and occupation' thread.