This summer has really flown by. And I’ll bet it especially seems so for the kids in my neighborhood . . . because come Monday, they’ll be back to school. I thought it might be fun for us all to think about our own back-to-school days with a little . . .
Thinking back to your early back-to-school days, which best describes your experience (or preferences):
This? or That?
Ride the bus . . . OR . . . Walk to school
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding
Band . . . OR . . . Choir
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy
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To answer, just copy the list above, paste it into the comment field, and indicate your answers.
This . . . or . . . That?
I can’t wait to see what you choose.
(As for me? Check the comments to find out!)
Kym’s answers:
Rode the bus . . . OR . . . Walked to school – WALKED
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria – LUNCH BOX
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled – WIDE
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor – LUNCH MONITOR
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes – NOTES
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper – 3-RING BINDER
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards – SPELLING BEE
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope – BOTH!
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding – PENMANSHIP
Band . . . OR . . . Choir – BAND
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board – CHALK
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy – HOGWARTS
Walk to school
Lunch box
Wide-ruled
Safety Patrol (even went to a SP Convention in 6th grade!)
In trouble for talking/giggling (which why I wasn’t a good monitor)
3-Ring Binder (I don’t think Trapper Keepers were a thing)
Spelling bee (favorite!)
Jump rope
Keyboarding
Band (Orchestra)
Chalk board
Jedi Academy
Hard to believe it is THAT time already!! Thanks for the memories….
Ride the bus . . . OR . . . Walk to school WALKED
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria BOTH (there were some lunches that the cafeteria made that I loved!!)
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled COLLEGE
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor SAFETY PATROL
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes BOTH
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper 3-RING BINDER (still use them!)
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards NEITHER
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope BOTH
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding PENMANSHIP
Band . . . OR . . . Choir NEITHER (though I think I was in choir one year)
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board CHALK
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy After my time, but I would chose HOGWARTS
Ride the bus . . . OR . . . Walk to school WALK (but I got a lot of rides from my mom)
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria LUNCH BOX
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled COLLEGE
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor LUNCH MONITOR
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes UMMM BOTH? LOL
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper 3 RING BINDER (color coordinated with folders by subject)
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards SPELLING BEE
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope JUMP ROPE
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding PENMANSHIP
Band . . . OR . . . Choir BAND
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board CHALK BOARD
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy HOGWARTS
Rode the bus . . . OR . . . Walked to school – Rode the bus (#64)
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria – Lunch box
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled – Wide
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor – Neither one 🙁
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes – I was not in trouble at school (that was my sister)
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper – 3-Ring Binder
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards – School Spelling Bee Champ three years in a row
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope – Both
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding – Penmanship
Band . . . OR . . . Choir – Choir
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board – Chalk (I’m not sure white boards had been invented)
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy – Hogwarts
Ride the bus . . . OR . . . Walk to school ‘WALKER’
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria LUNCH BOX
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled WIDE
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor NEITHER. (MY FAVORITE JOB WAS PUSHING THE FILM PROJECTOR DOWN THE HALL TO PICK UP FROM/RETURN TO THE MEDIA CENTER.)
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes PASSING NOTES. (MY DAD WAS MY 6TH GRADE TEACHER, AND HE CAUGHT ME…)
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper TRAPPER KEEPER. I THINK THEY WERE IN THEIR PRIME WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL! MINE HAD HORSES ON IT.
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards SPELLING BEE
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope HOPSCOTCH (AND FOUR SQUARE)
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding PENMANSHIP. THOUGH IT WAS CALLED ‘HANDWRITING’
Band . . . OR . . . Choir BOTH
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board CHALKBOARD
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy NEITHER…I’D HAVE PICKED MISS BEADLE’S ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE IN WALNUT GROVE!
SO FUN, KYM. THANKS FOR THE PLAYTIME 🙂
Ride the bus . . . OR . . . Walk to school-WALK
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria-Lunch Box
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled-College Ruled
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor-Safety Patrol
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes – Passing Notes
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper – Binder (guess this dates me!)
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards-Math all the way
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope – Both and still do both with the grands
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding – Penmanship-another question that dates me!
Band . . . OR . . . Choir – Choir
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board -Chalkboard
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy-Jedi Academy
Rode the bus . . . OR . . . Walked to school – walked
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria – went home (we lived 1 block away)
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled – wide
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor – neither
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes – talking
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper – 3-ring binder
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards – math
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope – loved both!
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding – penmanship (didn’t help)
Band . . . OR . . . Choir – band
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board – chalk
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy – ?
Ride the bus . . . OR . . . Walk to school — Both. Took the bus in the morning, walked home in the afternoon.
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria —- Both. My Dad would sometimes make me a brown-bag lunch. But, mostly I ate the cafeteria food.
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled — College ruled. We didn’t have a choice. The teachers told us which composition books they wanted us to use.
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor — Safety patrol
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes — Neither, but I once got a detention for chewing gum. I had a choice of putting it on my nose for the rest of class or taking detention. Detention it was.
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper — 3-ring binder
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards — Spelling bee for sure. I STILL can’t do math.
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope —- Both
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding — Both, sort of. I did take two years of typing. It was so exciting in the second year when we moved up to IBM Selectric typewriters. Best skill I EVER learned in school. (Take that Mrs. Beal ….. typing beats your old sewing class HANDS DOWN!)
Band . . . OR . . . Choir — One year as a majorette. Two years in Color Guard.
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board — Chalk board.
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy —- Neither. Not my thing. LOL
All are experiences
Walk to school
Lunch box
Wide-ruled
Safety Patrol
In trouble for passing notes
3-Ring Binder (the Trapper-Keeper wasn’t invented yet!)
Spelling bee
Hopscotch AND Jump rope
Penmanship (Keyboarding? Hell, I used a Numberaid, aka abacus, for arithmatic!)
Band AND Choir (both short-lived; I am hopeless at either)
Chalk board
Hogwarts (adult evening classes)
Ride the bus . . . OR . . . Walk to school — Neither; carpool!
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria — Lunch box
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled — College-ruled
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor — Neither (we didn’t have them)
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes — Talking
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper — Both!
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards — Preferred the spelling bee, needed the flash cards
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope — Neither (kickball or four square)
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding — Both, in that order
Band . . . OR . . . Choir — Band (well, “chamber players”)
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board — Chalk board
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy — Hogwarts
Ride the bus
.Cafeteria
College-ruled
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor – Neither!
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes – Both!
3-Ring Binder
Spelling bee
Jump rope
Penmanship
Band . . . OR . . . Choir – Neither
Chalk board
Jedi Academy
Ride the bus . . . OR . . . Walk to school-Walked, we lived 4 blocks away
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria-Neither, I went home and in Jr. HS & HS I went to the diner
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled-College ruled
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor-Neither
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes-Passing notes
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper-3 ring binder
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards-Both
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope-Both
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding-Penmanship
Band . . . OR . . . Choir-Band
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board-Chalk board
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy-?
Ride the bus . . . OR . . . Walk to school: walked from K-8, bus or friends from 9-12
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria: cafeteria.
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled: college-ruled in HS because it WAS SO MUCH COOLOER
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor: my schools had neither!
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes: Yes please.
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper: Yes please.
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards: neither
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope: four square!
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding: Penmanship
Band . . . OR . . . Choir: choir ftw
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board: chalk board
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy: Hogwarts!
Ride the bus . . . OR . . . Walk to school – Elem and High Walked, Middle School I took the bus
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria – I don’t remember bringing my own too often but maybe in Elem. Middle and High was Cookies and Orange Drink or an Ice Cream Sandwich and Orange Drink for lunch from the Cafeteria.
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled – Wide rules
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor – Neither. My mother worked in the cafeteria when I was in Elem and High school so I was monitored by her, especially in Elem.
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes – I don’t think either of those but in Middle school (probably mid 70’s) I did have 2 little trolls that got taken away and given back when school ended for the year.
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper – Probably a binder.
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards – I don’t remember either.
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope – Jump Rope
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding – Penmanship
Band . . . OR . . . Choir – I took Flute one year in Elem and Clarinet another but that was it. I don’t remember ever performing. My sister was in the band and we had to go to all her concerts/parades.
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board – Chalk Board
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy – Neither though if I had to pick it’d be Jedi Academy
I’m going to date myself but here goes. I also grew up in a small town in Northeast Nebraska.
Ride the bus . . . OR . . . Walk to school – Walked to school, parents carpooled to high school
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria – neither went home for lunch until HS – then lunch box
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled – college
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor – We had neither of these responsibilities offered.
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes – no, I have always been a rule follower.
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper – 3-Ring Binder
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards – Math flash cards
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope – both
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding – penmanship – The Palmer Method
Band . . . OR . . . Choir – both
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board – chalk
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy – neither
Ride the bus . . . (after walking roughly 2 miles to the bus stop! HA)
Lunch box, most days.
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled… I think wide ruled, but now I much prefer a blank page!
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor – neither. Ever.
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes…. talking… thus the moniker Chatty Kathy
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper. Neither, really. We never went shopping for school supplies.
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards. Ooo! Spelling bee!
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope. Oof. Neither. Un-coordination was my middle name!
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding. Writing. I loved writing!
Band . . . OR . . . Choir…OR…. ORCHESTRA!
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board. Chalk board!
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy … Okay… so I was essentially done with school when I learned of Jedi Knights! But, I experienced them all fully with my kids. Both were simply awesome!
Ride the bus . . . OR . . . Walk to school – BOTH (I attended schools in different states – TX, WY, NJ – with way different thoughts about … schools 😉
Lunch box . . . OR . . . Cafeteria – also both (same reason, likely)
Wide-ruled . . . OR . . . College-ruled – college-ruled, and eventually plain paper – I hate lines!
Safety Patrol . . . OR . . . Lunch Monitor – neither … I’m not sure my schools even had those?!
In trouble for talking . . . OR . . . In trouble for passing notes – also neither
3-Ring Binder . . . OR . . . Trapper-Keeper – folders!
Spelling bee . . . OR . . . Math flash cards – Spelling Bee – I made the grade-level finals in junior high
Hopscotch . . . OR . . . Jump rope – four square
Penmanship . . . OR . . . Keyboarding – um … penmanship I guess, and I did poorly
Band . . . OR . . . Choir – choir
White board . . . OR . . . Chalk board – chalk
Hogwarts . . . OR . . . Jedi Academy – Hogwarts