
School was a lot stricter back in the day, and most of us swore we'd never put our own kids through it. But a few of those old rules still make you think: maybe they had a point.
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Standing up when the teacher walked in
Nobody sat down until you were told. It was drummed into you, and you never forgot a teacher's name either.

Writing lines until your hand ached
No letter home, no meeting, just you and a pen at four o'clock. You only did it once before you learned.

Uniform inspection at the gate
The head stood at the gate and checked every single one of you. Trainers meant you were sent straight back home.

Silence in the dinner hall
Hundreds of kids and you could hear a fork drop. Try that in a canteen today and see how far you get.

You sat there till your plate was clean
No picking, no "I don't like it", no fuss. You stayed at that table until the last cold sprout was gone.
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Was the 1834 Tolpuddle Martyrs' transportation the true birth of the British labour movement?
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