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Worked with a HGV driver who used to drive the company 7.5T flatbed lorry. Did the same thing to his 5 year old son and never got over it. Gave up work, gave up driving and basically stressed himself into an early grave poor fella.
 
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conny said:
When I was at school in the late 60's early 70's we had to walk on the left and were forbidden to hold the banister as it 'encouraged laziness and lack of upright bearing. Everyone had to walk in a calm, controlled manner to avoid accidents.
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I do wish schools were like that now! Did you have to walk with a book balanced on your head as well?
 
andy11 said:
I do wish schools were like that now! Did you have to walk with a book balanced on your head as well?
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No but the local girls grammar school did that sort of stuff. We were 'instructed' to walk with a confidence befitting a potential commissioned officer.
God knows why because it wasn't a military based school or anything and once we were out at the end of the day we walked normally. LOL
 
We had a Geography teacher who used stock phrases like "really and truly, in actual fact" regularly, so we had an undercover sweepstake every lesson
 
conny said:
No but the local girls grammar school did that sort of stuff. We were 'instructed' to walk with a confidence befitting a potential commissioned officer.
God knows why because it wasn't a military based school or anything and once we were out at the end of the day we walked normally. LOL
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I bet you still have that air of confidence in your walk
 
Formative years.


Interesting point by Dr Chris on R5L yesterday, re (very) little kids returning to school.

He said that a particular aspect of their brain development ends at around six years of age. A part that deals with socialisation, iirc.
Once that opportunity is gone, it's gone for good.
 
Brigadier said:
Formative years.


Interesting point by Dr Chris on R5L yesterday, re (very) little kids returning to school.

He said that a particular aspect of their brain development ends at around six years of age. A part that deals with socialisation, iirc.
Once that opportunity is gone, it's gone for good.
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Old wisdom dressed with a veneer of scientific righteousness! It used to be seven; "Give me the boy until seven years of age" etc etc.
 
andy11 said:
Old wisdom dressed with a veneer of scientific righteousness! It used to be seven; "Give me the boy until seven years of age" etc etc.
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According to the priests who teach at the Jesuit schools it's give me the boy before 8 or else it's too late.
Always wondered what they meant by that saying.
 
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