General Chat

Did you have a bad time at school Flo? I am sure Ann won't mind any of us writing about our least inspirational teacher......Hmmm! I can think of a few of them....Will get back to you on that one Ann :-D

Yes do, I have to say I had one who everyone was scared of. A male and he was said to have been suffering what I suppose we'd call post traumatic stress, remember I went to High School in 1951 so just post war. He would bawl anyone out for the least thing. I actually didn't have him for any lessons other than interest gardening (of all things). But he lived in my area and once came storming into the bus station when we were all swinging round the platform pole of the double decker bus. (It was stationary waiting for everyone to arrive it was a school bus). He caught a couple of us and gave us detention (for not having our school berets on.) :-( :-D

Didn't everyone get told off for not wearing their berets?Berets were to be worn until we reached home.

We were told that if we misbehaved whilst wearing our school uniforms we would be punished. The school took responsibility for our behavior until we reached home. ( and us of course )

Yes that's right, and if you got detention you got a telling off at home too!!!

Every single PE teacher I ever had was an arrogant, boarish woman with no social graces nor understanding of anyone who didn't want to have thick thighs, and arm muscles like a male shot-putter on steroids, they were also indecently obsessed with having you strip and shower in front of everyone else...

One particular one I will remember for her insistance that the girl with the heart condition who was NOT supposed to do cross country should do so...I hope someone pulled her up on it, but I doubt it, people didn't complain much back then.

Can you tell I wasn't 'sporty' lolol, the best I ever got was a damning "tries hard" :-D

oooo Rose...we had one like that....I refused to strip for the showers

We had two like that Rose and they lived together ;-)

And the same as yours, they made my friend run round the field, she had a heart condition although it had not been diagnosed then. about a month later she died. I always held that teacher to blame but I think she would have died anyway, she had an enlarged heart (as it was called then).

Susan, That was very strong minded of you :-D

I'm sorry to hear that Ann, as you say it may have happened anyway but you can't help but wonder. Some of the PE teachers pushed so hard.

Yers...I was rather strong minded lol

Hello to you all :-)
popped in to say hi as Susan with numbers thought it a good idea to do this and I totally agree :-D

Diane ( Liverpool Lass )

We had to run through the showers as they were always soo cold, and teacher always helped us on our way by smacking us on the bottom with a ruler oww...didn't half sting!

Have previously written in my family history book about a day at school swimming lessons. One of the girls gave the teacher a note from home saying "my daughter has a cold so must wear her vest when in the water" ....it's a true story honest :-0 :-D

We had a teacher who loved to join in when playing rugby,

In my time he treated us like crash test dummies and was responsible for the broke bones of many

Me included

Roy

I was very shy at school believe it or not!!

so never really got to know them that well. If i,m going to pick i would say
my english teacher miss Lette who was very kind and patient, i had just gone up a class with better grades when my mother had to go in hospital.

I had to take mornings off to take care of her ,my sister afternoons.
So my teacher gave me extra attention so i could catch up. and not loose out. but not forgetting my best mate at the time Jeanette who also helped me.

Thought i would pop back and had to your thread after you being so kind letting me gatecrash yesterday.
Flo :-)

Diane you are welcome :-D