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From: Steward, Celeste <csteward>
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:38:10 -0800
LOL, another semi-ancient here...I remember fiberglass...we learned not to touch it because the little slivers would hurt afterward. And yes, I think we knew the word asbestos but didn't know what it would cause.
I went to elementary school in CT during the early 60s. As I am Catholic, we got release time to go to catechism once, sometimes twice a week. They stopped it around 1965 or so. About half the class stayed behind.
We also used to get one afternoon per month to go to the public library near our school, sigh.
The Monkees had a (squeaky clean) TV show so I think they were popular with younger kids...but I think my older sisters in high school liked them too. I know they bought the albums because I sneaked them into my room when they weren't home. ;)
And, at the risk of dating myself severely, I clearly remember watching the Beatles the very first time they appeared on the Ed Sullivan show (geez, was that in 1964 too?)...in fact, my entire family, several aunts and a few cousins joined us too...it was HUGE.
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From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu on behalf of Ruth I. Gordon Sent: Thu 12/27/2007 2:14 PM To: CCBC Net Subject: [CCBC-Net] Release time
I have NOT read the book but want to comment on the comments of others. 1) When I was in school in the 1940s, only Catholics left school Wed. p.m.s at 2. For the rest of us--the majority--wasted time with dumb art and a chance for the teachers (ALL but one X-tian) to catch up on grading, etc. During class on Wednesdays, our Catholic friends gave us the blue Baltimore catechisms and we quizzed them on the questions and answers. I probably could have had a First Communion and other such stages in Catholic religious life. We Jewish kids went to Hebrew school two afternoons a week after school and to Sunday school and to Saturday services. We were very far from Orthodox.
At some stage soon after the '50s, release time in NYC schools was eliminated. As a young teacher in the mid-50s, and this in California, Wed. p.m.s--release time for the Catholics. Next year that was eliminated. I always felt I owed my classes an extra hour so in a rather mean fashion continued to teach what I was expected to teach rather than lose an hour. Those who went to catechism (and now they used a green book) had to catch up.
Yes--we knew about asbestos but didn't know what it could cause. Homes were insulated with ????glass--white glass-like threads that were blown into attics. We also knew asbestos was an element and that the much-married Tommy Manville was heir to the asbestos fortune.
As for the music groups--well, that was long after my schooling or early teaching.
Anyone else who needs checking on ancient history, may contact
Big Grandma
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Received on Thu 27 Dec 2007 04:38:10 PM CST
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:38:10 -0800
LOL, another semi-ancient here...I remember fiberglass...we learned not to touch it because the little slivers would hurt afterward. And yes, I think we knew the word asbestos but didn't know what it would cause.
I went to elementary school in CT during the early 60s. As I am Catholic, we got release time to go to catechism once, sometimes twice a week. They stopped it around 1965 or so. About half the class stayed behind.
We also used to get one afternoon per month to go to the public library near our school, sigh.
The Monkees had a (squeaky clean) TV show so I think they were popular with younger kids...but I think my older sisters in high school liked them too. I know they bought the albums because I sneaked them into my room when they weren't home. ;)
And, at the risk of dating myself severely, I clearly remember watching the Beatles the very first time they appeared on the Ed Sullivan show (geez, was that in 1964 too?)...in fact, my entire family, several aunts and a few cousins joined us too...it was HUGE.
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From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu on behalf of Ruth I. Gordon Sent: Thu 12/27/2007 2:14 PM To: CCBC Net Subject: [CCBC-Net] Release time
I have NOT read the book but want to comment on the comments of others. 1) When I was in school in the 1940s, only Catholics left school Wed. p.m.s at 2. For the rest of us--the majority--wasted time with dumb art and a chance for the teachers (ALL but one X-tian) to catch up on grading, etc. During class on Wednesdays, our Catholic friends gave us the blue Baltimore catechisms and we quizzed them on the questions and answers. I probably could have had a First Communion and other such stages in Catholic religious life. We Jewish kids went to Hebrew school two afternoons a week after school and to Sunday school and to Saturday services. We were very far from Orthodox.
At some stage soon after the '50s, release time in NYC schools was eliminated. As a young teacher in the mid-50s, and this in California, Wed. p.m.s--release time for the Catholics. Next year that was eliminated. I always felt I owed my classes an extra hour so in a rather mean fashion continued to teach what I was expected to teach rather than lose an hour. Those who went to catechism (and now they used a green book) had to catch up.
Yes--we knew about asbestos but didn't know what it could cause. Homes were insulated with ????glass--white glass-like threads that were blown into attics. We also knew asbestos was an element and that the much-married Tommy Manville was heir to the asbestos fortune.
As for the music groups--well, that was long after my schooling or early teaching.
Anyone else who needs checking on ancient history, may contact
Big Grandma
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