School was a routine we were subjected to for so many of our formative years.

Was it a fair system? Was it fun? How I can on answer that? The rules were set and applied by the paid employees of the education department. Such individuals came from all walks of life. They had many different personal standards and values. Like with all things in life, luck played a part in deciding who the controllers of our days were. However one thing was certain, the power was with the teachers.

I attended the...

I attended ECS and EHS a very long time ago. I was not a good student, however I enjoyed my time there anyway. There were a lot of great people there and we had some interesting teachers .One in particular was a real character .His name was Dr Wolff, and he taught mathematics. Maths was a subject I had difficulty with !!

I remember Dr Wolff telling me and the class, in his strong German accent, (4C I think it was)  "Woody, if you pass the algebra exam, I will stand on my head in front of t...