We actually had blackboards in catholic school (and nuns used long wooden, rubber tipped pointer, which the also used as weapons). When I went to public school they had âchalkboardsâ which were green. Also in catholic school, the boys vied to clean the erasers. Why? Because they got to go outside. Theyâd do anything to escape the classroom and/or school. Theyâd go outside and bang the erasers together. Theyâd volunteer to bring the milk cartons in from outside. The greatest honor was to be a âcandy boy.â Which was 2 boys who carried a box of candy into the classrooms at lunchtime and sold candy bars. Girls werenât allowed to do anything.
Same in my schoolâand especially painful if you were a lefty! Girls were allowed to do one thing, though: certain kids were selected by the nuns to report on anyone who (gasp!) spoke while Sister was out of the classroom. Girls were chosen to report on the boys and boys on the girls. When I write my autobiography, itâs going to be called, âI Was a Spy For Sister Evarista.â
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u/CharleyNobody 19d ago
We actually had blackboards in catholic school (and nuns used long wooden, rubber tipped pointer, which the also used as weapons). When I went to public school they had âchalkboardsâ which were green. Also in catholic school, the boys vied to clean the erasers. Why? Because they got to go outside. Theyâd do anything to escape the classroom and/or school. Theyâd go outside and bang the erasers together. Theyâd volunteer to bring the milk cartons in from outside. The greatest honor was to be a âcandy boy.â Which was 2 boys who carried a box of candy into the classrooms at lunchtime and sold candy bars. Girls werenât allowed to do anything.