Thread 16 - Corona Cohort Year 12, 2021 Zooming through Summer Term

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1984 Geography lesson - we'd come in, the teacher would do a bit of an introduction then spin the rotating board dramatically to reveal a detailed coloured labelled diagram of... something... for us to copy into our exercise books.

Teacher then retired onto the Geography room balcony for a crafty ciggie.

Was Natasha present?

@ealingwestmum glad I'm not the only one! That's good you've worked your way up though. There is so much more expectation of youngsters now too.

The rotating blackboard in our geography room circa 1984 had a printed map of the world on one of the sections. I only ever saw it used to show the equator and tropics!
The one in the music room had blank manuscript - that got more use.

Proggy Yes, with her full set of Caran d'Ache pencils - the ones in a tin about a metre long that had to be arranged in a special order.

Hi I've only just found this thread.
My DD (17) on half term break from college has just started her first job waitressing at our local Harvester, she wanted a job in hospitality to help with her future career plan of being cabin crew.(hopefully!)
She doesn't want to go to uni so its been interesting to read all your comments about visits and choosing the right ones

I only had a Bic 4 colour pen.
I once bought ds's magic pens from hamleys.

Welcome @whoamitojudge! Dd boyfriend has a trial/interview at Harvester next week. I sworeblind to him yesterday that they used to have a help yourself 'cheese cart' but now I'm wondering if I made it up

Friends who have been cabin crew have always appreciated the life it gave them and the travel perks.

@orangecinnamon good luck for his interview! I’ll ask DD later about the cheese cart 😂
She’s wanted to be cabin crew for a really long time so I’m hoping that it works out fir her

[quote whoamitojudge]@orangecinnamon good luck for his interview! I’ll ask DD later about the cheese cart 😂
She’s wanted to be cabin crew for a really long time so I’m hoping that it works out fir her[/quote]
Thanks ! Re: Cheese cart...I don't think it exists anymore but my brain is telling me it did in the 90s!

We've really gone a bit retro on here lately

I’ve been thinking about the 90s loads recently! I think it’s having children in their late teens - a period I remember vividly!

Welcome @whoamitojudge! Good to have you. I think most of our year 12s are planning on uni, but not all. It’s really interesting to hear about other routes.

@crazycrofter @orangecinnamon Thank you for the kind welcome

I’ve been thinking about the 90s loads recently! I think it’s having children in their late teens - a period I remember vividly!

God I must be old - my late teens were mid 80s! Luckily my late teens seem to think that the 80s were really cool and love watching old episodes of TOTP with me 😆

Haha! Well I left sixth form in 1994. Yes, the 80s are cool in my kids’ eyes because of Stranger Things. I’m not sure the 90s will ever be cool!

My late teens were the mid 80s too. My DCs think I'm ancient.

Although DD said I was cool the other week

I think it is just the 80s that were cool in DCs eyes - definitely not me😆 I finished my A levels in 1986 😱

My late teens were the mid 80s too. My DCs think I'm ancient. snap!

Some of the 80's big films are quite popular though.

May be a little late now but just in case any of you have older DC (18+) and are accessible to Twickenham, they have lots of excess vaccine available today, AZ and P. Gate B, rugby stadium, and they need to get them used...

Off to Cardiff today - perfectly timed for a wet, stormy tour in the midst of a glorious week!

STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS!

Birmingham just announced in person Open Days on 2nd and 3rd July!

On our way to Lancaster- thx for Birmingham info

Oh @Monkey2001 hope all OK...we are off there tomorrow...need to find a book for the train

Thanks Piggy, hopefully more will follow suit. If you could wave a magic wand for Nottingham, Sheffield, Durham that would be super helpful!

I have signed up for virtual open days for everywhere else so Birmingham seems to be an outlier. Hopefully more to follow suit.

We’re probably going to Birmingham. There’s a virtual Exeter one tomorrow DS booked onto.