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RE: The world was mine for the reading, A 5 minute freewrite
Still trying to figure out the school library part... suddenly I feel much better about my childhood spent under a communist regime.... I have such fond memories about the school library, as well as the public ones.
Even corporal punishment was nicer and distributed on the spot, no fuss, no humiliation...
If we were reported to the head we'd be summoned to the library for several lashes with a bamboo cane. When the loudspeaker at the front of the class crackled to life, we'd all stiffen, terrified our name would be called. I was reported almost daily for not having the correct uniform, a situation that even 100 blows could not rectify.
I've spent my entire school-life trying to avoid wearing the correct uniform, starting with the white ribbon you had to wear in your hair... but nobody got canned for that... a verbal reprimand was all... or maybe not being allowed inside the school for the day... but by then I was in high-school, I had other stuff to occupy my day with.
I saw the pic you posted of your school uniform and I thought it looked quite elegant compared to many.
We had a calf-length green and red tartan skirt, brown jumper, green and red striped tie, cream coloured shirt and green knee socks. Even I couldn't look good in that!