First Memory of School

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 5:04 am

What is the first memory you have of school?

Mine would be a video we used to have to watch, called 'magic, magic E', the whole video revolved around us learning what adding the letter e to the end of a word, did to that word. It was so funny, it had this little jingle and a wizard who flew around the screen

Nippy · Post by **Nippy** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 5:35 am

Mine would be a play in school. I was the evil Egyptian king (

) in the story about the babies being culled, I forgot the name of it though... Anyonetell me?

Saruman · Post by **Saruman** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 5:49 am

Nippy, I presume you are talking about Moses.

Anyway first memories of school, well I started my primary schiool life in South Africa as I was living over there for about 2 years. 3 days after starting scool at the tender age of 5 I got sent to the principle and got a caining for refusing to learn Africaans (Sp?) as I thought it was pointless to learn a language I would never use.

You see I was even precautious when I was a wee nipper.

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 5:51 am

Originally posted by Saruman:
I thought it was pointless to learn a language I would never use.

Most students feel the same about latin.

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Shadow Sandrock · Post by **Shadow Sandrock** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 6:00 am

Originally posted by Mr Sleep:
Most students feel the same about latin.

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And even Spanish. We have to learn it up here where only .2% of the population speaks Spanish as a first language. Two out of one thousand people. But funny how you meet almost all of them at walmart @_@

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 6:06 am

Originally posted by Shadow Sandrock:
And even Spanish. We have to learn it up here where only .2% of the population speaks Spanish as a first language. Two out of one thousand people. But funny how you meet almost all of them at walmart @_@

Well spanish is okay since it is a language which is still practiced, Latin however is completely superfulous.

Delacroix · Post by **Delacroix** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 6:41 am

Originally posted by Mr Sleep:
Well spanish is okay since it is a language which is still practiced, Latin however is completely superfulous.

You really think it is superfulous?
Latin is one of the languages I wish to learn. It is incredible fascinating.

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 8:18 am

Originally posted by Ivan Cavallazzi:
You really think it is superfulous?
Latin is one of the languages I wish to learn. It is incredible fascinating.

Well i don't necessarily think it is totally useless, but to force someone to be educated in a language that no one uses in the spoken form seems unconstructive, i find latin interesting in that it is a building block for most spoken languages, but it is basically a dead language

friend_al_23 · Post by **friend_al_23** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 8:28 am

I can't seem to remember. It was like 2000 to 3000 years ago. I can't keep track of time.

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 8:34 am

Posted by Al Reyes -

I can't seem to remember. It was like 2000 to 3000 years ago. I can't keep track of time.

your earliest memory of school?

friend_al_23 · Post by **friend_al_23** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 8:41 am

Originally posted by Yshania:
your earliest memory of school?

Yes.

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 8:44 am

@Al Reyes lol!

Then you must also be able to speak fluent Latin

My earliest memory was of playgroup, I would be 3 and it was my first day. The handles on all the doors were too high, especially the door I wanted to escape through

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Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 9:19 am

Originally posted by Mr Sleep:
What is the first memory you have of school?

Mine would be a video we used to have to watch, called 'magic, magic E', the whole video revolved around us learning what adding the letter e to the end of a word, did to that word. It was so funny, it had this little jingle and a wizard who flew around the screen

Hmmm, magic E...

Do they still teach this, or have there been complaints, do you think?

@Nippy - Herod in the nativity??

Jeez, my earliest memory of school... I remember reading the "village with 3 corners" books... aah, they were great

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 9:25 am

My earliest memory was being kicked out of a very presitges Pre-School when I was two. apparently they were very tolerant with me, but I was too much of a trouble maker...

@Al: So, what your saying is that you went to school with my dad?

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 9:28 am

Originally posted by Aegis:
My earliest memory was being kicked out of a very presitges Pre-School when I was two. apparently they were very tolerant with me, but I was too much of a trouble maker...

Some things never change...

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 9:36 am

I know...

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 12:01 pm

getting caught smoking....

Actually, I DID get busted for selling pop rocks in grade school. About 3-4 of us were buying them at the 7-11 and selling them at school for double price. I still don't see what the big deal was, we were only selling candy

Also, haveing my own reserved chair in the principles office. Now THAT is a status symbol. The principle would even make students move who were sent there before me so I could sit in my own chair

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 12:19 pm

Originally posted by Mr Sleep:
What is the first memory you have of school?

From K to 1st year of college. Time period. Never was put back..so it would be 14 years of school.

Age 19 my memory loses track of K.
Age 20 my memory loses track of 1st.
Age 21 my memory loses track of 2nd.
Age 22 my memory loses track of 3rd.
Age 23 my memory loses track of 4th.
Age 24 my memory loses track of 5th.
Age 25 my memory loses track of 6th.
Age 26 my memory loses track of 7th.
Age 27 my memory loses track of 8th.
Age 28 my memory loses track of 9th.
Age 29 my memory loses track of 10th.
Age 30 my memory loses track of 11th.

I remember 12th grade and the prom. Tried my best to pick the girl in line ahead of me up..failed.

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 12:20 pm

Don't worry about it.... I'm having a hard time remembering last week...

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 12:24 pm

Originally posted by Weasel:
I remember 12th grade and the prom. Tried my best to pick the girl in line ahead of me up..failed.

Wasn't she impressed with your skills?