Who backed their books with wallpaper at school?

[BobbyDazzler]

That woodchip was an absolute bugger to bend and the Sellotape would never stay stuck down.

[cdtiman]

This could have been an early form of recycling

[spudgun]

That woodchip was an absolute bugger to bend and the Sellotape would never stay stuck down.

 

It was fun to pick the bits of wood out though

[nefertari]

Oh yes I did ! I can remember a lot of them as well, so vivid were they

It was always one of the first jobs the teachers gave you at the begining of term was'nt it

[kevvv]

I used to back my books too, don't know why the teachers felt the need for us to back our books though. I think it was their way of keeping us quiet for a bit .

 

good question....why did we have to. Any teachers please reply

By the way, iprogressed from wallpaper to roy of the rovers

[kerleytops]

Replying as a pupil, I remember using pics from Jackie and drooling over stars like David Essex diring lessons.

Replying as an ex-teacher, no idea why we asked for books to be covered unless it was to instil a sense of pride in the appearance of your work.

When teaching I asked for books not to be covered - a set of 30 books doubles in weight and in height when covered.

[bebopaloola]

i remember a young asian boy (did nt speak much english) in my class backed his book with a magazine advertisment for tampax.. lol, nobody ever told him.. kids can be sooo cruel.

[Steptoad]

At least it would be something to read during boring lessons

 

Sadly I never learned to read or write.

[spudgun]

Sadly I never learned to read or write.

 

Oh dear

[Draggletail]

Mrs Draggle and I are sat here chuckling at the memory of it

Anaglypta, by the way