Because back in the days when I were a youth...

we were seen and not heard.

We had none of this namby-pamby teacher training lark. We had the same old crusty teachers that hadn't experienced the real world for at least fifty years previous. Usually just got 'six across' with the cane, and got on with it.

National holidays were not an excuse to go down the local precinct to smoke, drink, swear, intimidate others, fight, steal, spray graffitti on private property etc...

Election polling took place in Community Centres or Village Halls round my way. Electing councillors, MPs or the next Prime Minister certainly wasn't an excuse to bunk off school.

Posted By: Jim Nasium on May 4th 2005 at 16:13:38

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No wonder education standards are falling in this country. (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, May 4, 15:53:39
- Would you go in for training on your holidays ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, May 4, 16:07:48
  - we don't get 20-odd weeks a year off (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, May 4, 16:08:42
    - Be a teacher then! (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, May 4, 16:10:06
      - haha - no way! (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, May 4, 16:23:01
- National holidays. They're a disgrace. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 4, 16:03:44
  - Because back in the days when I were a youth... (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, May 4, 16:13:38
  - Re: pupils getting a day off every four years for a general election - it's an outrage (General Chat) - roywallerslovechild, May 4, 16:07:55
  - because they clearly are (General Chat) - duke of york, May 4, 16:07:49
    - My literacy may not be very good..... (General Chat) - PK_Canary, May 4, 16:18:57
      - If exams are getting easier... (General Chat) - Brom, May 4, 16:36:37
        
        My point exactly (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, May 4, 16:38:01
      - lol....exams getting easier doesn't reflect very well on you.... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, May 4, 16:26:22
    - Hey....not all of us youngsters have poor levels of literacy! (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, May 4, 16:11:58
  - Tricky, relax. You don't have to defend the marvellous advances made under Labour (General Chat) - Old Git, May 4, 16:05:13
    - quite chilled. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 4, 16:18:11
      - btw - I bet you've saved the link to this, haven't you? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 4, 16:21:24
        
        Ha ha - no, I haven't. I only saved the Ashton stuff (General Chat) - Old Git, May 4, 16:56:44
- Agree entirely (General Chat) - pkdo75, May 4, 15:58:03

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