The Education Meme (Part 2)
Feb. 18th, 2026 01:27 pmContinuing with the meme originally posted by ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
used_songs used_songs [TS = The Son, TD = The Daughter, MH = MiniHobbit aka Granddaughter]
You typically attended school adequately clothed and fed.
Me: Yes Like many there were hand-knits and second hand items, but in those days it didn't stand out.
TS/TD: Yes. Again coats etc were sometimes second hand, especially school blazers since we couldn't afford new ones, but neither was bothered because they didn't stand out as 'new'
MH: Yes.
Adults responsible for your care were able to help you make decisions when it came time to pursue higher education.
Me: No. Neither of my parents had pursued higher education. My father left school at almost 14 in 1938, and my mother left school at 16 in 1946. They supported me in my wish to go to university, but where and to study what was left up to me.
TS/TD: Yes, although TS left school at 17 without staying on for his qualifications. We understood his reasons and supported his decision, simply saying he had to get a job if he left - which he did. We'd supported TD to take her 16-18 education at a college offering practical subjects, rather than staying on at school, and then we supported her when she chose nursing as a career and therefore had to obtain a degree. So we were able to help with decisions even if there was limited or no wish to pursue higher education.
MH: Will get support. Her mother has a degree - she's also a nurse, and TS will always support her in pursuing her goals.
If you were disabled and/or neurodivergent, you were classified by your school and received support through the education system.
Me: It wasn't considered when I was at school
TS/TD: Neither were, although TD may have neurodivergent traits.
MH: Isn't, but would receive support
You generally felt physically and emotionally safe at school.
Me: I assume so. I don't remember any major problems
TS/TD: TS was picked on when he started secondary school because at that time he was small. However, he also regularly rode a pony so he was both fit and strong, which he demonstrated and was then left alone. TD was bullied in her village primary school, so we ended up moving her to another school. She had few friends in secondary school but got on well with those she met at scouts.
MH: She does now. There was one occasion when she was bullied by a child in her class who had definite additional needs, but the school rapidly stepped in.
You were in relatively good physical and mental health.
Me: Yes
TS/TD: TS was although went through typical teenage boy angst, so producing melancholy music through the kitchen ceiling, but all part of growing up and nothing serious. TD broke her arm age 8, spent 3.5 weeks in hospital on traction and then took a while to regain her fitness. She's very much her own person, so doesn't necessarily fit in, which did cause problems, but she was find outside the basic academic setting.
used_songs used_songs [TS = The Son, TD = The Daughter, MH = MiniHobbit aka Granddaughter]You typically attended school adequately clothed and fed.
Me: Yes Like many there were hand-knits and second hand items, but in those days it didn't stand out.
TS/TD: Yes. Again coats etc were sometimes second hand, especially school blazers since we couldn't afford new ones, but neither was bothered because they didn't stand out as 'new'
MH: Yes.
Adults responsible for your care were able to help you make decisions when it came time to pursue higher education.
Me: No. Neither of my parents had pursued higher education. My father left school at almost 14 in 1938, and my mother left school at 16 in 1946. They supported me in my wish to go to university, but where and to study what was left up to me.
TS/TD: Yes, although TS left school at 17 without staying on for his qualifications. We understood his reasons and supported his decision, simply saying he had to get a job if he left - which he did. We'd supported TD to take her 16-18 education at a college offering practical subjects, rather than staying on at school, and then we supported her when she chose nursing as a career and therefore had to obtain a degree. So we were able to help with decisions even if there was limited or no wish to pursue higher education.
MH: Will get support. Her mother has a degree - she's also a nurse, and TS will always support her in pursuing her goals.
If you were disabled and/or neurodivergent, you were classified by your school and received support through the education system.
Me: It wasn't considered when I was at school
TS/TD: Neither were, although TD may have neurodivergent traits.
MH: Isn't, but would receive support
You generally felt physically and emotionally safe at school.
Me: I assume so. I don't remember any major problems
TS/TD: TS was picked on when he started secondary school because at that time he was small. However, he also regularly rode a pony so he was both fit and strong, which he demonstrated and was then left alone. TD was bullied in her village primary school, so we ended up moving her to another school. She had few friends in secondary school but got on well with those she met at scouts.
MH: She does now. There was one occasion when she was bullied by a child in her class who had definite additional needs, but the school rapidly stepped in.
You were in relatively good physical and mental health.
Me: Yes
TS/TD: TS was although went through typical teenage boy angst, so producing melancholy music through the kitchen ceiling, but all part of growing up and nothing serious. TD broke her arm age 8, spent 3.5 weeks in hospital on traction and then took a while to regain her fitness. She's very much her own person, so doesn't necessarily fit in, which did cause problems, but she was find outside the basic academic setting.
