Lindermyer
LE
StabilityNot that I can see any justification whatsoever for the taxpayer to fund the primary boarding education for children of Cyprus based staff when there are perfectly good taxpayer funded service schools in Cyprus.
I like many other Pad brats bounced from school to school every 18 months to 2 years (typically shortest was 6 months*)
Whilst schools all teach the same subjects they dont all teach in the same order - I missed fractions until i was at 2ndry school at which point rather than being taken to the side and having it explained to me in short words - I was called lazy and a liar because it wasnt possible** - ditto being a year behind on French.
Add to that my dad was attatched personell so even if we were somewhere for 2 years the Regiment may well change. As such friends always coming and going.
(I had 7 schools (one for just 6 weeks*) and 5 colleges - 3 of those were during a single 2 year course - 6 months 6months - 1 year - then moved to start next course - this is/was far from unique in the 80s / 90s)
Not intended as a woe is me - just an example of how disruptive it can be - others may feel that its not such an issue if the student isnt a lazy cnut -
I can see a case for (especially for) attatched personel who dont fit into the typical garrison / roulement structure to give some constant for education.
Edit * Theres a clear contradiction there - (caused by sloppy writing) 6 months was the shortest we lived anywhere - the 6 weeks shortest school was having to live with mother and grandparents as there was no quater (yet) availible where He was posted and the old quater had to be handed over ( Now i come to write it that sounds sus - now wondering if either mother didnt want to stay at X whilst waiting for Y or they were briefly seperated (I was 7 or 8 its a bit blurred)
** I learnt fractions in my late teens / early 20s not through schooling just because i used non metric tools
I still dont calculate fractions though - i more or less work it out as decimals in my head then put the result to metric (for addition at least).
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