Another great freewrite @myjob. Your Dad had very set ideas.
The schoolhouse I went to from grade 1 to 6 was the same way with 2 classes in one room.
Looking back one wonders why they didn’t tell their parents about some the shady things that happened like that dirty old teacher.
No matter you turned out just fine and being a fisherman is a honourable profession. Lots of fishermen live here on Prince Edward Island(PEI).