I still haven't made it past Torchwood Ep2, although I collected others. Busy time. Very much enjoyed the first two. I've been getting vibes that Ep8 is weaker?
I loved #8. #9 was different, a character piece, not as much oomph as one might have hoped but still fun.
I find it interesting that different fans have very different reactions to different episodes. My favourites are "Cyberwoman" (#4) and "They Keep Killing Suzie" (#8). I've heard fans say they liked those least, and their favourites are "Ghost Machine" (#3) and "Small Worlds" (#5), which I liked less. On the other hand, I've really loved them all, for one reason or another. No complaints!
Thank you. I never got to TA much, and I did physics, anyway, but I'm married to someone who takes clear writing very seriously. And I haven't done Zork nearly as much as I want to.
The idea of retirement is that you're supposed to have all this time to do things, right? Don't believe 'em. I played more games when I was working.
I'm glad I only had to correct non-essay questions in my TA days. On the other hand, I have occasionally been persuaded to help edit others' essays, so I can feel the writer's pain -- but it's not too bad when you only have to do one.
I found you through googling "birthdate: 1937" and "livejournal." I'm really stuck on something and would really appreciate your help.
In psychology, we're learning about development and we're suppose to interview someone aged 70 or older. I was hoping you would help me out on this because I am unable to find anyone of this age around here.
My questions are:
1. Did you attend high school? Did you want to? What kind of subjects did you study? What kind of homework did you have? Did most of the adolescents in your neighborhood go to high school?
2. How many hours per week did you work (not including school-related work)? How much did you contribute to the family income? Did you want to work?
3. What were your clothes like? Were you concerned with fashion?
4. Did you date in high school? At what age were you allowed to date? What did you typically do on a date?
5. How did you and your friends spend your free time?
6. What was your most nagging problem as a teenager?
7. What do you see as the main difference between the teenagers today an yourself as a teenager? What do you think of the teenagers today?
Thank you very much for your time and I would appreciate it if you responded by Monday, because this is due on Tuesday for me.
I don't know how strict your requirement for "70 or older" is - note that 80+% of the people with birthdays in '37 are still 69. Including me. So you might want to google for birthdays of 1936.
But -
1. Yes. Yes. It was a small HS with three main tracks: general, commercial, and college. Everyone took English, Civics, American History. College bound people took science classes, language classes, math classes. Commercial people took accounting, bookkeeping, typing, shorthand. General people took a general science course, general math course, wood shop for boys, home economics for girls. Sports for boys, cheerleading for girls. Except for the rifle team. (Part of that was a lack of facilities. They moved into a new HS the year after I left and initiated some girls sports.) Homework included exercises in math and science, translation exercises in language, reading in most subjects, and written exercises in most subjects. Yes, almost everyone went to HS - one had to stay in school until 16, I believe.
2. I had summer jobs, but during the year did not work until my junior (3rd) year. Near the end of that year I got a job at a local mill. I worked there that summer and most of the next year, when there was work. I worked 37.5 hours a week, usually - I felt very fortunate to have that opportunity. I don't know that I wanted to, but college was coming and my family had few resources. I wasn't pressured to work by other than circumstance.
3. Heavens! Don't recall a lot. Shirts and slacks. Mine were pretty unimpressive, but when I was working I got a pink shirt and white bucks. And a HS jacket.
4. I was and am a nerd and dated little in HS. It wasn't a matter of being allowed to. It was a matter of not being clear on the process. "Typical" is not the right word. :<) In my junior year I had a date to the junior prom. My senior year I worked that night.
5. Free time - alone, I read, had some other nerdy projects. With friends, sports, some camping.
6. Figuring out how people worked and how I was supposed to work with them.
7. Teenagers today have many more choices than we did. This is not really a totally good thing, but it is hardly the teenagers' fault. It winds up putting more pressure on today's youngsters than we had - and that was quite sufficient - I lost 3 acquaintances to suicide before graduating HS. But there is more help available today - hopefully that helps folks deal with the pressures more effectively. What do I think of today's teens? Some very fine people out there - including my grandkids. :<)
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I still haven't made it past Torchwood Ep2, although I collected others. Busy time. Very much enjoyed the first two. I've been getting vibes that Ep8 is weaker?
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I loved #8. #9 was different, a character piece, not as much oomph as one might have hoped but still fun.
I find it interesting that different fans have very different reactions to different episodes. My favourites are "Cyberwoman" (#4) and "They Keep Killing Suzie" (#8). I've heard fans say they liked those least, and their favourites are "Ghost Machine" (#3) and "Small Worlds" (#5), which I liked less. On the other hand, I've really loved them all, for one reason or another. No complaints!
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The idea of retirement is that you're supposed to have all this time to do things, right? Don't believe 'em. I played more games when I was working.
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I was just over at your (cyber)space.
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In psychology, we're learning about development and we're suppose to interview someone aged 70 or older. I was hoping you would help me out on this because I am unable to find anyone of this age around here.
My questions are:
1. Did you attend high school? Did you want to? What kind of subjects did you study? What kind of homework did you have? Did most of the adolescents in your neighborhood go to high school?
2. How many hours per week did you work (not including school-related work)? How much did you contribute to the family income? Did you want to work?
3. What were your clothes like? Were you concerned with fashion?
4. Did you date in high school? At what age were you allowed to date? What did you typically do on a date?
5. How did you and your friends spend your free time?
6. What was your most nagging problem as a teenager?
7. What do you see as the main difference between the teenagers today an yourself as a teenager? What do you think of the teenagers today?
Thank you very much for your time and I would appreciate it if you responded by Monday, because this is due on Tuesday for me.
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I don't know how strict your requirement for "70 or older" is - note that 80+% of the people with birthdays in '37 are still 69. Including me. So you might want to google for birthdays of 1936.
But -
1. Yes. Yes. It was a small HS with three main tracks: general, commercial, and college. Everyone took English, Civics, American History. College bound people took science classes, language classes, math classes. Commercial people took accounting, bookkeeping, typing, shorthand. General people took a general science course, general math course, wood shop for boys, home economics for girls. Sports for boys, cheerleading for girls. Except for the rifle team. (Part of that was a lack of facilities. They moved into a new HS the year after I left and initiated some girls sports.) Homework included exercises in math and science, translation exercises in language, reading in most subjects, and written exercises in most subjects. Yes, almost everyone went to HS - one had to stay in school until 16, I believe.
2. I had summer jobs, but during the year did not work until my junior (3rd) year. Near the end of that year I got a job at a local mill. I worked there that summer and most of the next year, when there was work. I worked 37.5 hours a week, usually - I felt very fortunate to have that opportunity. I don't know that I wanted to, but college was coming and my family had few resources. I wasn't pressured to work by other than circumstance.
3. Heavens! Don't recall a lot. Shirts and slacks. Mine were pretty unimpressive, but when I was working I got a pink shirt and white bucks. And a HS jacket.
4. I was and am a nerd and dated little in HS. It wasn't a matter of being allowed to. It was a matter of not being clear on the process. "Typical" is not the right word. :<) In my junior year I had a date to the junior prom. My senior year I worked that night.
5. Free time - alone, I read, had some other nerdy projects. With friends, sports, some camping.
6. Figuring out how people worked and how I was supposed to work with them.
7. Teenagers today have many more choices than we did. This is not really a totally good thing, but it is hardly the teenagers' fault. It winds up putting more pressure on today's youngsters than we had - and that was quite sufficient - I lost 3 acquaintances to suicide before graduating HS. But there is more help available today - hopefully that helps folks deal with the pressures more effectively. What do I think of today's teens? Some very fine people out there - including my grandkids. :<)
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