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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by lower on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @06:54AM (#22944234)
Spießrutenlaufen was used by the military and was a severe, often fatal punishment. It was certainly not a great educational tool.
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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by mbeex on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @07:08AM (#22944308)
I think, he is confusing the figurative meaning with the real punishment. The former is not un-common in Germany even today. And yes, it has - or had - some relation to a certain concept of pedagogy. Cruel, but at times also positively personality-forming.
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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by c-smile on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @11:07AM (#22946337)
Ha!

With my University diploma I've also got a rank of Lieutenant-reserve of РВСН (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Missile_Forces) so the procedure is metaphorically close :D

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