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Sorting out old family stuff today, came across some of my old school reports...

this comment "Rosemary is a pleasant, helpful girl" damning isn't it lol...I suspect that 37 years later most people would still describe me like that...I think I need a change ;)

Mine had the usual, must concentrate more.

Linda works well but does disrupt the class at times. (really got into trouble for that remark on my school report)..........................

think my Dad burnt mine Lol

mine was libellous - it said things like "Ann is noisy on the train"

I was always a very good girl

so I don't think there are any funny comments on my reports

My ex famously got a comment from his geography teacher along the lines of

"Andrew does well to find his way home"

and he's never got any better. Even with sat nav or google maps, he can't find his way out of a carrier bag.

Maria xx

Mine were the same as many others I suspect."Could try harder",and talks too much in class.
My friends mum when she read her report once stabbed it with the kitchen knife on the table and had to wait for her hubby to get home to pull the knife out of the table lol
One of my ballet exam reports said I was a bit heavy on the thighs!!!!!!!!!! Nothing has changed then for 50 years lol

My academic subjects were always ok, but PE ( games) always said 'Tries hard" ( and meant "absolutely useless" lol).

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One teacher wrote....it would benefit Jean, and the class, if she stopped talking and paid more attention.

Nothing much changes does it :)

lol Jean, opposite to me then ,I was a quiet little mouse :)

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Most of mine were the usual needs to talk less/could do better if tried harder but I did have one which said 'David is prone to violent outbursts' pmsl

In general - "Deborah is keen and interested in her work. However, she needs to work on her powers of concentration to make better progress"

English - "Deborah could work much more seriously though her energy is boundless, Lucky girl"

French - "Deborah's work is erratic and she has great difficulty with French"

Maths - "Deborah seems to be trying to learn to concentrate"

Physics - "Deborah must learn to concentrate on her work"

Biology - "She has retained her reasonably good position in class, but I am sure she would do a lot better if she were more attentive in class"

History - "Deborah has improved at this subject. She needs to concentrate much more"

Music - "As Deborah learns to channel her boisterousness into energetic work her results will improve"

Needlework -"Very capable, good interested pupil"

etc. etc..................................

Prone to day-dreaming. Could achieve much more if she didn't talk so much in class. Contributes well in debates.

I now work in the dental surgery next door to my old secondary and treat some of my old teachers. I have threatened to bring in some of my reports and read back what they wrote about me.

Can't remember much about mine - I was the quiet, swotty sort - but my Mum has one of hers which simply says under one subject 'Barbara is idle' - lol!

Mostly....... chats too much.......prone to bouts of silly behaviour....failing to reach her potential as a result blah de blah de blah.

All spot on sadly lol xx

I was a " goody-goody "..... a credit to my parents , that sort of thing .

Unfortunately I skived off for most of the final year at school and certainly didn't reach my full potential : )

My reports were never good, I have a copy of my Mum's- she left school in 1922 and it is written in copperplate, stating what an excellent pupil she was. When I was a student nurse, one of our junior school teachers came in as a patient. she recognised me and said "you were a little devil at school"
Liz

after my mother died i disposed of my school reports.. couldn't let my children know how badly behaved i had been....lol

What didn't mine say lol..they mostly said that they ( teachers) couldn't teach me as i was too naughty

......But do the teachers know who they were writing about?

Last September our grandson had an operation to put pins through both hips. He was in a wheelchair for a while at school, then on crutches, but still not allowed by surgeon to do PE,,,and yet he managed to go up a grade in that subject,on his report.
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I was rather quiet and helpful, but should make an effort to finish set work .....

Gwyn