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Why Is It Called a Dunce Cap?

Why Is It Called a Dunce Cap?

For many generations, beating and humiliation were two of the tools schoolteachers used to keep order. Children who misbehaved would get whipped with sticks and switches. Those who gave the wrong answers would be made to put on dunce caps and stand in the corner, face...