J Jordan ( eld 12); NR Nanna Rose (Grandma Rose, age 82). Both live in Malta.
J:Hello Nanna Rose, I would like to interview you ab proscribed certain topics in your duration...
NR:Why, of course! Go ahead...
J:Thank You...so... how was school in your time?
NR:At that time, school was elementary. We only larn the basics, nonhing fancy.
J:Was school compulsory at the time? Did the government make you go to school as it does nowadays, manger youre 16?
NR:Yes, yes, the authorities made sure we wouldnt play truant...well... non excessively, at least! And we were meant to stay in bank our early teens, but it was easy for parents to obtain permission to start out their children out of school at an earlier age.
J:So school was more than relaxed sustain then. What round exams? Were you examined?
NR: Exams werent hard, not much to write. Although when you went to higher schools (secondary school) they would become more challenging. At that peak many kids opted out of school. Few kids, such as myself, keep learning.
J:People didnt really feel the select to learn, then.
NR: Thats right. Parents let their children do what they liked, to stay or not to stay.
In fact some parents encouraged their children to come out of school they considered it a waste of time, especially when they had family chores their children could help in! Or a trade they could learn from their father...
J:OK, what about subjects? Which ones did you have?
NR:English, Maltese..Geography, History and Maths. We had books on each one as well.
J:Like today, only today we have more subjects. I recollect there were private and church schools back then as well, right?
NR:Yes there were... government schools were the to the highest degree popular, obviously they were free and more relaxed.
J:OK. I guess you had holidays off school, right? Were they the same type of holidays as today?
NR:Yes, we had all the holidays, the ones of the major Saints, like Santa Marija (Saint...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay
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