Sorry Y'allz

[kenny]

I've always been a class clown.
I was so bad that at the end of the fourth grade, they failed me ... or I guess I failed myself.
(How's that for taking personal responsibility?)

If my family had stayed in that city/county/state they would have made me repeat 4th grade.

But we moved to a different state and my parents got away with registering me for 5th grade.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

my cousin had to repeat standard 4 (last year of primary school
she was pretty thick

 

[kenny]

They should have moved to California? LOL

FWIW here's how the US rolled back when I was in school.

Preschool (I didn't go) actually I don't know whether preschool even exited back in my day, maybe because there were so many stay at home moms, yes moms.

Kindergarten - started at age 5 or so
Grades 1-6 grammar school
7 & 8 Junior High
9-12 High School

I belive it's different now.

Grades K through 4 I was in an expensive private school.
5-12 I was in public school.

 

[missy]

Preschool (I didn't go) actually I don't know whether preschool even exited back in my day, maybe because there were so many stay at home moms, yes moms.

Kindergarten - started at age 5 or so
Grades 1-6 grammar school
7 & 8 Junior High
9-12 High School

I belive it's different now.

Grades K through 4 I was in an expensive private school.
5-12 I was in public school.

I started nursery school at age 4
Kindergarden at age 5
Public school through HS
I skipped grade 7 in Jr HS (JR HS was grades 6-
High School was grades 9-12
I was 16 when I entered college and did college in three years
So always the youngest in my class
Graduated 4 year OD school at age 23
Now it's weird because it's almost the opposite.
I now am usually the oldest (with the exception of my DH) in the room
I admit I preferred being the youngest
In my head I am still young
My body says otherwise
When I was young I would look at old people and thought they're old
Now I get it. They are still young in their heads.
It's true
If you are still young
Just wait and see
My one piece of advice
ENJOY every moment that you can
Appreciate every single experience and day
Take nothing for granted...nothing
Good health is a blessing
Savor your youth
It will serve you well when you are older


"You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old."

"A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams."

"Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age."

"Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late."