Propping up a dodgy memory

I was scheduled this morning for a coffee/catchup with an old (aren't we all) UniSFAn friend whom I'd not seen much of in the last decade. I confess, however, that I was partially relieved when he called to cancel (a minor matter of needing to organise a knee reconstruction at short notice). I was feeling a bit worn out from washing my hair.

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If you've ever wanted to know what the 1970s Catholic education system thought of my primary years--and haven't we all--read on. I've transcribed the comments from all my primary school reports, and I think it makes for interesting reading in child development. Quite different style to what I've seen of modern reporting methods. I'm really interested in any teachers' modern interpretation of some of the remarks. I can't imagine it's still disappointing for a child to be "happy go lucky" in 2009.

If you don't fancy trawling through the lot I plan a highlights and analysis followup post. I've got high school to go yet, but that's when the depressing "Such a shame that S's health problems prevented her from..." comments started to appear :-(

Feel free to query for additional specifics in comments, or nominate particular comments for editorial review. This brought up some memories; drew an interesting blank on others, and included a few surprises.

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This morning I recalled a couple of memorable moments from last night's generally bland reunion.

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I didn't notice until I'd written this down that my two favourite moments from last night both featured someone else saying "Stephanie! Don't say that!" LOL

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EDIT: Just remembered an interesting throwaway line that's perked me up a bit: "I bet you don't have children. You look young." :-)

Wish me luck flist, I'm about to head off to my school reunion. I will no doubt have a word or two to say about it later.