tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post7755614503250579571..comments2023-03-31T08:26:17.996-07:00Comments on Hanging On My Word: About a BoyLittle Nellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-55427595955325140912011-10-25T08:48:44.124-07:002011-10-25T08:48:44.124-07:00the nursery school which was also the primary scho...the nursery school which was also the primary school i attended was managed by the Sisters of St-Ann, a stern lot not much into loving conditions and none too concerned about bullying... I stopped being bullied [physically] when I broke [accidentally] his arm, but the verbal abuse continued...<br />I didn't much care about school because of that.<br />:/~<br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-81262383184855702482011-10-24T08:47:17.739-07:002011-10-24T08:47:17.739-07:00Wonderful post. The school building looks like a p...Wonderful post. The school building looks like a pre-fab unit, perhaps even a former military barracks?Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-76923416337000196462011-10-24T04:31:25.765-07:002011-10-24T04:31:25.765-07:00Incredible post! So enlightening to compare educa...Incredible post! So enlightening to compare education then and now...there's definitely something to be said for free exploration and hands-on learning. Kids these days don't have any idea it seems on how to "get their hands dirty."Peppermint Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02839146118641977559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-78721729319761792172011-10-23T09:57:08.646-07:002011-10-23T09:57:08.646-07:00That looks like a fantastic nursery school. What c...That looks like a fantastic nursery school. What child wouldn't love to be there. Your husband was adorable, as were all of those children (that girl with the glasses and the doll!)Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-32245148626228205102011-10-23T09:10:56.539-07:002011-10-23T09:10:56.539-07:00Great post! If playgrounds were still like that an...Great post! If playgrounds were still like that and children were allowed more time to freely explore, would there be so many of them on ADD meds?Liz Strattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355785887810653358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-17780143109712784932011-10-23T07:54:53.575-07:002011-10-23T07:54:53.575-07:00I love the old photos! Sometimes I think we do ou...I love the old photos! Sometimes I think we do our kids a disservice by protecting them so much these days.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-73820749412487909622011-10-23T07:26:57.135-07:002011-10-23T07:26:57.135-07:00I love the photos! Thanks for sharing them. And th...I love the photos! Thanks for sharing them. And thanks for stopping by at Faithful Friend Cafe. Hope you love the Borscht!Peggy@Faithful Friend Cafehttp://faithfulfriendcafe.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-53919504546952180012011-10-23T07:02:02.678-07:002011-10-23T07:02:02.678-07:00What a wonderfully nostalgic post, the nursery ver...What a wonderfully nostalgic post, the nursery very much resembles the one in a Lancashire milltown that I went to in the early 1950's.<br />I wish I had more photographs from those years but sadly my mother didn't keep many momentos from that time. <br />Thanks for stopping by in Normandy.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778709902157945708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-23407453032512016982011-10-23T05:47:18.520-07:002011-10-23T05:47:18.520-07:00Excellent post, Nell! I know all things change ov...Excellent post, Nell! I know all things change over time, but looking at these pictures reminds me how much things have changed with regards to children and school, and not all that change is for the better. (Don't worry, I won't bring that soapbox to the playground today!) I enjoyed your photos and the memories that accompany them. Thanks for sharing!PattyFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960442608381511010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-82442402735595011672011-10-22T14:21:55.545-07:002011-10-22T14:21:55.545-07:00I think this is a fabulous post. It's interes...I think this is a fabulous post. It's interesting to notice how schools 60 years ago helped children become independent whereas today, it seems like they decrease independence by use of strong controls.<br /><br />In your first photo, I wondered about the little boy standing in the center wearing an apron.... In the second photo, I was surprised to see only one adult, especially with the children so close to the pond.<br /><br />And the Nursery Days! video was fabulous. Thanks for a great post.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-30592771159908421512011-10-22T10:20:20.562-07:002011-10-22T10:20:20.562-07:00Great post. I remember the newsreels when we went ...Great post. I remember the newsreels when we went to the movies in the '50s. We did not have nursery schools in my town. None of the mothers worked as we had no place for them to work. Times have sure changed. Loved the video.<br />QMMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721708092323894355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-90285377233777859812011-10-22T09:32:40.845-07:002011-10-22T09:32:40.845-07:00Oh, my gosh, Nell ... what a delightful post! I l...Oh, my gosh, Nell ... what a delightful post! I loved the pictures of your husband's awesome school and that video was wonderful. I doubt if they would give kids baths at school now though.<br /><br />Thanks so much for all the work that you put into this, and for visiting me.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-81919216901450891332011-10-22T08:58:15.433-07:002011-10-22T08:58:15.433-07:00I Cant help Feeling We Have Regressed.The HMSO re...I Cant help Feeling We Have Regressed.The HMSO report talks in terms of openness & exploration.....today it's just "targets".Learning for its own sake, seems long gone.....<br />Plus,I imagine any photographer hanging around schools& nurseries these days would find themself on "A Register".Better Times <i>Then</i> MeThinks.tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-91478101159236890532011-10-22T07:54:04.692-07:002011-10-22T07:54:04.692-07:00I love the way the boys, and only boys, were gathe...I love the way the boys, and only boys, were gathered by the pool. I bet there were a few tumbles.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttp://apostcardaday.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-3999883404756835732011-10-22T04:05:50.367-07:002011-10-22T04:05:50.367-07:00Lovely post, Nell. That nursery looks a lot of fun...Lovely post, Nell. That nursery looks a lot of fun and I'd guess that you're right about it being progressive for it's time. <br />I went to a convent primary school from the mid sixties, and believe me it wasn't anything like that!Martin Lowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03875064625911285695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-61715019220366849572011-10-21T13:39:31.347-07:002011-10-21T13:39:31.347-07:00I just loved the newsreel! Funny how they had such...I just loved the newsreel! Funny how they had such stereotypical activities for the girls. What were the boys doing? Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-43841306129176821682011-10-21T06:41:22.381-07:002011-10-21T06:41:22.381-07:00The photos and newsreel reminded me of that excell...The photos and newsreel reminded me of that excellent documentary series Seven Up, which followed English children through the years. The Primary Education quote truly captures what learning should be for youngsters, fun and exploratory, certainly not pressured and cramming for tests, as some kids must endure on behalf of ambitious parents.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-14667301661549384522011-10-21T05:27:58.646-07:002011-10-21T05:27:58.646-07:00I wonder whether the amateur photographer would be...I wonder whether the amateur photographer would be allowed to take photos like these now. It's not just health and safety that has reared its head. Showing a child naked, having a bath in a video would be a 'no-no' as well.<br />Thanks for a great post Nell. That prefab nursery school is a classic.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-41691717403171346472011-10-21T03:21:02.053-07:002011-10-21T03:21:02.053-07:00Another of your classic posts Nell. And yes, the p...Another of your classic posts Nell. And yes, the photographs are all full of such wonderful detail. I suspect that amateur photographs are richer to the general archivist than professional photographs simply because they scoop up so much life rather than just focus on a topic of passing interest.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-86232258078052767622011-10-21T02:27:59.714-07:002011-10-21T02:27:59.714-07:00nice one.nice one.sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194522376789894727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-17921247318016123462011-10-20T21:35:37.924-07:002011-10-20T21:35:37.924-07:00I also really like the second photo and the playgr...I also really like the second photo and the playground. I get a kick out of how so many things have changed even since I was a kid in the 70s! All of the things to do are great, is that a pile of rocks next to the pond? The bridge, all of it, what a great place for children to explore and learn. You find none of this today, parents would scream at how unsafe it is and schools would be in trouble or in fear of lawsuits. <br /> I was fortunate enough to put one of my own in a private school in the 90s that was an older facility and not all modernized, so my son had the fun playground, big sand boxes, nap time and mats, now everything here is the foam ground, shaded plastic playground equipment. <br /><br /> Thanks for sharing this, the imagination just flows looking at what fun you could have as a child just from the photo. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-22365285038397877212011-10-20T17:18:35.168-07:002011-10-20T17:18:35.168-07:00A fascinating look at nursery schools of the post-...A fascinating look at nursery schools of the post-war period. Interesting to note differences and similarities to those of today here in NZ. Great photos too, thank you.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-87140264307755538152011-10-20T10:55:19.894-07:002011-10-20T10:55:19.894-07:00I went to Nursery school around 1950, but I don...I went to Nursery school around 1950, but I don't really remember what it was like and don't have any pictures to remind me.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-64247502692452110652011-10-20T10:16:04.763-07:002011-10-20T10:16:04.763-07:00Oh all these photos are so precious, especially of...Oh all these photos are so precious, especially of the little ones outside in your second photo. All so very cool and your story is as interesting as your title, which reminds me of a very good movie About A Boy! Nicely done! I am going to go off theme this week, cuz I had an interesting thing come up and it was so exciting to me that I'm going to use it for this week's Sepia Saturday!Karen S.http://twincitiesblather.blogspot.com/2011/10/alphabe-thursday-fall-break-autumn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com