Methods of punishment

Following on from my last post of why some teachers get angry, it seems natural to deal with the topic of how teachers punish...and there are a variety of ways, so it seems:

• one of the very old-fashioned ways, which is (surprisingly, in my opinion) still in existence, is writing 100 lines!! Is this really so effective?? It never was when I was a student ;-)
• giving a '5' for pretty much anything - the reasons range from 'not doing the homework' to 'because the teacher doesn't like you' - one teacher was famous for giving out 5's like confetti :-) 
  
• Extra homework - which usually means an essay about why you caused the problem for which you've been given the extra homework...
• getting a 'dudka' (warning letter for your parents) from either the class teacher or director for a variety of offences, which now include proven cheating (essay or test etc) and unauthorised use of the new lift. But is it really a punishment? One of my students said he was proud of his collection of 'dudkas' and used them as a form of wallpaper :-) 

However, I'm not averse to dishing out my own form of punishment:

• forgetting a textbook - singing a song, in English (lyrics can now be provided for a selection of songs)
• using a mobile phone in the lesson - any furtive movement under the desk, in the pockets etc usually indicates use of a mobile phone...in the first instance, the offender gets a yellow card, which is carried forward to future lessons...if they offend again, they get the red card, which is the BIG punishment...and it all depends how I feel on the day...and is a secret until it happens :-)
• saying 'I don't know' in answer to a general question, such as 'what do you think about....?' - this is punishable because 'I don't know indicates a reluctance to think - the punishment? A sweet :-)
• continually speaking in Czech during the lesson - will cost the student a bottle of good quality beer...well, they like Czech so much, they can give me something that is good Czech quality :-)
• coming to a lesson late - a song, in English
• regular failure to hand in a essay on time - a final agreement/deadline is made with a handshake...and if the student doesn't deliver the essay by the agreed date, then they will have a make-over from their classmates...or others, if need be! This happened last year to Tony (then of 4AF!)...

I am always looking to be creative in my punishments. If there are to be punishments, then it should be fun, at least for the students that are disrupted by the others; and my experience has shown me that it works :-)