THE ALPHABET SCHOOL/COLLEGE THREAD.

[milagros317]

Technology in the form of computers has revolutionized many areas of education.

 

[paracarl44]

Getting a "U" on your report card meant unsatisfactory.

 

[Bohemianne]

One could have very satisfactory rating.

 

[paracarl44]

We did not have water sports, such as swimming when I attended high school.

 

[milagros317]

Students dread getting a big red X on their test papers. 😱

 

[paracarl44]

Students are starting school at a younger age nowadays.

 

[milagros317]

I never took any courses in zoology in college.

 

[Bohemianne]

I used to be a promising student according to my mom. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

I enjoyed Biology class.

 

[milagros317]

My high school chemistry teacher was very wise and an excellent teacher as well. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

I recall a substitute teacher I did not get along with and she gave me demerits.

 

[milagros317]

Almost every first year student in college has to take a course in English composition.

 

[paracarl44]

I knew a kid who flunked fifth grade.

 

[milagros317]

I liked my course in geography in junior high school.

 

[paracarl44]

I liked History class in school.

 

[milagros317]

At our high school's library back in my day, the catalog of books was many thousands of index cards in small drawers.

 

[paracarl44]

The janitor played Santa Claus when I was in 6th grade.

 

[milagros317]

The kitchen in my high school cafeteria produced truly awful tasting food-shaped objects.

 

[paracarl44]

I liked to visit the library.

 

[milagros317]

IMHO, the most important subject in any school is mathematics. 😀

 

[Bohemianne]

Well, school is nothing without numbers.

 

[milagros317]

A major disaster for CUNY in the late 1960's was the misguided policy called "open admissions."

 

[paracarl44]

Nowadays some schools have assistant principals.

 

[milagros317]

No student likes to have a surprise quiz. 😱

 

[paracarl44]

I was able to read some things before I started first grade.