Theme 03 of 13
Classrooms, teachers, first friendships.
HIgh school friends drifted off the radar after we graduated. In high school our curriculum was such that everyone had a different combination of classes to attend, so…
DadThe quick answer to that is "No". But, to understand the reason for that, you have to understand the education system as it was in the 1950s in…
MumIt is kind of wierd thinking back to my grammar school experiences, in the context of the ongoing teacher's strike here at the moment. But yes, I guess…
DadMy first experience of school was in Corsham, Wiltshire where we were living during the war. I must have been five years old and the school was a…
MumI was always middle of the road when it came to athletic activities, so never made it to the school teams. I did play grass hockey for our…
DadThe grammar school that I attended was a very old one, in fact it had its 500 years birthday last year, in 2012. The school was founded by…
MumIn elementary school we all walked to school, I have no idea of the distance but…. it was down the road, over the rail bridge, past Mr Buck’s…
DadIn previous stories I have talked about the educational system in place in Britain in the 1950s with the eleven plus exam being taken at the age of…
MumGoing through school in the 50’ & ’60’s we didn’t have to take a lunch to school as ‘school dinners’ were provided. We did have to pay for…
MumIt's never straightforward......... Putting it into context, I know dad has talked about this but it also applies to me. In the 1950s' the Education system in England…
MumYou know, I don’t really remember having a lot of ‘friends’ in high school. School was for work and learning and homework, and that didn’t for me translate…
MumWell, this is easy....we didn't have 'prom'.......I went to a girl's school and when we left school there were not even graduation ceremonies.We took our final exams -…
MumI have to say that Miss Rabson, my French teacher for ‘A’ level French Language and Literature was the best teacher I had. Who knows why, or what…