Your scholar is subject to a power which is continually giving himinstruction; he acts only at the word of command; he dare not eatwhen he is hungry, nor laugh when he is merry, nor weep when he issad, nor offer one hand rather than the other, nor stir a foot unless he istold to do it; before long he will not venture to breathe withoutorders.
I studied in catholic schools my entire primary and secondary education, and this is exactly how I felt. We were not allowed to move a finger if we were not told to do so.