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This article was kindly written for the SDC by member @Doctor Alan.

There is an old saying: ‘School days are the best days of your life!’ In some ways, this is true – you have no real responsibilities, and you don’t have to worry about money, food or even safety. It’s all taken care of by the ‘grown-ups’ – at least, in the early days. As far as my own experience goes – the jury’s still out on that one!

Primary School:
I really don’t remember any ‘preschool’ I might have attended, and I’m afraid I have no family left to ask questions like that. I attended Woodmansterne County Primary School in Surrey (in what used to be called ‘England’ but is now called ‘the UK’) until I was 11 years old. My first memory of that was having a girl sitting next to me during lunchtime school dinners, showing me how to hold my fork. (I was still holding it with my hand in a ‘fist’, like babies do!)

School dinners were free in Primary schools at the time. We used to have little bottles of milk that we drank during the morning break-time. The idea was to strengthen our teeth, I think. Margaret Thatcher abolished free school milk for over 7-year-old children in 1971.

I discovered I really liked girls – scribbled my first love letter and kissed a lovely blonde girl on the cheek! Perhaps not having a sister had something to do with it.

It’s a bit hard to remember the teachers at that Primary school. I do know, though, that I was not exactly a ‘model’ student and had to promise several times to ‘turn over a new leaf’.

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[burlighs]

Thank you Dr Al, for bringing back so many memories of early school days

 

[Giannidifirenze]

So many parallels inc the cane, scrapings and teaching… enjoyable read.

 

[Mindygirl12022]

No not of Primary School (in Aus), it was a big brick building that looked to me so forbidding. I was quiet and shy and wasn't great at sports just liked to read books and have a bit of peace at lunchtime. We never had dinner served to us, just a brown paper bag for lunch with sandwiches and maybe a piece of fruit. If you were like me when a friend (didn't have many), and I, walked out the gate on the last day of Primary School, she said 'I'm going to miss going to school here won't you?'. My reply was I never want to ever look back - and I didn't. I went on to be at top of my classes in High School, the reason being I got to choose what subjects I took, and so worked hard and willingly to get to that level.

 

[Jo Piper3]

Loved reading your article! Thank you.

 

[Still Ebby]

l was very lucky to go to a good school and have teachers that really cared about their pupils.
lf the teacher thought you weren't doing your best work you got the board rubber across your knuckles.We had a hot two course meals everyday and a gill of milk.

 

[deni67]

I have fond memories of my high school years, the first year I failed and had to repeat, which was good in the end because the new friends I made were awesome, I didn't have any friends in my first year.
That's me, second row up, fifth from the left, or fifth from the right.

 

[Jo Piper3]

I have fond memories of my high school years, the first year I failed and had to repeat, which was good in the end because the new friends I made were awesome, I didn't have any friends in my first year.
That's me, second row up, fifth from the left, or fifth from the right.

Thanks, you look lovely.

 

[deni67]

Thanks, you look lovely.

Thank you