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What lessons did you miss at school? and now wish

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James

James Report 15 Mar 2006 07:39

And then later had to pay or take evening classes for? James :<)) ?????

Deb Vancouver (18665)

Deb Vancouver (18665) Report 15 Mar 2006 08:06

Latin - only kidding:)) I hated the subject, and have never used anything that I was taught. Deb

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 15 Mar 2006 08:14

HISTORY ! Diddnt miss it, but wasnt interested in it either Would really enjoy it now ! Elaine x

James

James Report 15 Mar 2006 08:34

Hi Linda yes Gestetner there used be a large factory in Tottenham N.15. but got overtaken by new technology i.e. photocopiers, My Ex Fil worked for a firm which produced the cards for computers which had holes punched in them. James

James

James Report 15 Mar 2006 16:25

Hi RC, at that age you cannot stand up and fight for yourself or know you have the right to take a subject whether the teacher likes or not. I wish I could spell I seem to have missed that part the dictionary gets a lot of use!!!!. James

Computer Blonde

Computer Blonde Report 15 Mar 2006 16:28

ICT Then I would have been able to type much faster than my current pathetic attempts!!

Unknown

Unknown Report 15 Mar 2006 16:31

I dropped sciences as soon as I could. I think most of what we did was dead boring, but I have enjoyed reading about big bang theory etc since then. nell

James

James Report 15 Mar 2006 16:34

Hi Sharon Here I go showing my ignorance and age what is ICT. Please James

Computer Blonde

Computer Blonde Report 15 Mar 2006 17:11

sorry James - just went off to get kids tea !! ICT is current fancy name for Puters - Information and Control Technology, if you please :-))) Sharon xx

Rachel

Rachel Report 15 Mar 2006 17:27

I always regretted not takeing WELSH further. I stopped lessons when I was 14 as I hated it because I found it confuseing and prefered French. The law changed so everyone the year below me was forced to continue to take Welsh until they were 16. Maybe one day I'll take it up again as it's an advantage to speak Welsh at home as in many jobs you get payed more,

marie from stoke

marie from stoke Report 15 Mar 2006 17:47

I never had the opportunity to learn Spanish as I love languages, so I did french instead and have since learnt Spanish myself. Marie

James

James Report 16 Mar 2006 06:21

Now days children have so much and do not take full advantage of it, at my schools we had just basic lessons because the technology was not available, but I expect the kids would have still skived off if they could, Its not until later in life you find out what you missed. I have tried to impress on my granddaughters the value of learning foreign languages, because we are in the Common Market. I know we in U.K. are very lucky when we go abroad because in so many countries they speak English as second language. James