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WhereIBelong · 25 Jan 20, 10:11 AM

I am 55

and from Scotland - so although we never had "prom" we did have end of school Ceilidh - any excuse for a dressed up dance party...

Parents were not fined for taking kids out of school because parents respected the schooling system and did not take children out for holidays - or anything other than emergencies. I cannot remember anyone taking a foreign holiday during the school term during my many years at school.

And OFSTED - no there was none. So class sizes were unregulated - one year we had 42 (chaos) and teachers did not need to have an education any better than their students. My dad taught me Maths.

Not sure if you were saying it was better or worse... just different I guess.

25 Jan 20, 10:11 AM	#7
	25 Jan 20, 10:11 AM WhereIBelong Imagineer
WhereIBelong Imagineer Join Date: Aug 15	I am 55 and from Scotland - so although we never had "prom" we did have end of school Ceilidh - any excuse for a dressed up dance party... Parents were not fined for taking kids out of school because parents respected the schooling system and did not take children out for holidays - or anything other than emergencies. I cannot remember anyone taking a foreign holiday during the school term during my many years at school. And OFSTED - no there was none. So class sizes were unregulated - one year we had 42 (chaos) and teachers did not need to have an education any better than their students. My dad taught me Maths. Not sure if you were saying it was better or worse... just different I guess.