Received a phone call from my daughter today at work she asked if on my way home from work could i would call in at Borders the book shop and buy her John Steinbeck's "of mice and men " .
apparently they are reading it in school and it is part of the English literature work.

I remember reading the same book when i was at high school 30 years ago its nice to see how teaching as moved forward and things haven't stayed the same.

it annoys me when people are leaving school not understanding different aspects of modern day to day life E.G signing on the JSA rock and roll , methadone projects ,needle exchange centers build a blunt classes etc etc but are familiar with books we was reading in the 60's and 70's good old secondary education( now i know why its called secondary). Iam not in no way shape or form having ago or a dig at the Teachers they are delivering what is being asked of them and no doubt do a first class job but someone somewhere should wake up and smell the coffee its a totally different aroma more chocolate mocha then Camp.

it wont be long before Shakespear and Latin are making a come back and IT and media studies are ancient history tis a funny old world ain't it