Grandma's School Photo

[deadants]

I always rib my nephew who got a report in kindergarten which had on it " could do better in cutting out paper" He will never live that down.

[Vicwinann]

Hi,
We were not allowed to use anything but a pen and ink, even when  I went to secondary school at 11.  Fountain pens were just about allowed then. I was one of the ink monitors mentioned in a junior  school in Berkshire in the 1950's.  Does that make me old? S'pose it does if you are under 60.  If the ink powder got into your eyes, you couldn't see properly for days.
Regards
Vicki

[Man of Kent]

Just out of Interest on the subject, the expression "Not by a long chalk"scomes from the Blackboards Kids used to write on.

When your work was complete, the teacher would draw a line on the board, the longer the line the better the mark.

[Shaztoni]

Ok I have to add my bit to the small board and chalk tales, both my children used them in school for there first year to learn to write and they are the ripe old ages of 8 and 6 

Sharon