I still remember, with some degree of fondness, the time when the Whole School had to Go Out and Support the First Eighteen. Naturally, my friends and I had absolutely no interest in doing so, but the library was locked, as were the computer labs, so we didn't have much choice.
We spent the entire game behind the pavilion, swapping computer games, tips for getting through said games, and general geekery. The prefects tried to move us on a few times, but each time, we just waited for them to disappear elsewhere and then returned to what we were doing.
The annoying thing, from my perspective now (twenty-odd years on), is that their attitude actively turned me *off* fitness, exercise, and sport - because I was no good at it, and hence was put down every time I tried. They *said* it was about participation, but their actions belied that assertion.
Small wonder we have problems with obesity. Excuse me, I hear a chocolate cake calling my name ...
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Date: 2011-09-06 09:35 pm (UTC)I still remember, with some degree of fondness, the time when the Whole School had to Go Out and Support the First Eighteen. Naturally, my friends and I had absolutely no interest in doing so, but the library was locked, as were the computer labs, so we didn't have much choice.
We spent the entire game behind the pavilion, swapping computer games, tips for getting through said games, and general geekery. The prefects tried to move us on a few times, but each time, we just waited for them to disappear elsewhere and then returned to what we were doing.
The annoying thing, from my perspective now (twenty-odd years on), is that their attitude actively turned me *off* fitness, exercise, and sport - because I was no good at it, and hence was put down every time I tried. They *said* it was about participation, but their actions belied that assertion.
Small wonder we have problems with obesity. Excuse me, I hear a chocolate cake calling my name ...