FabSwingers.com forum: What was your best subject at school

By *entileschi OP Woman
over a year ago

Norwich

And have you retained an interest in it?

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By *o_eye_deerMan
over a year ago

The South Near That London

Art / Photography -Even managed to make a career from it!

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

The right place

Probably physics, I went on to study it at university but I haven’t used it much since.

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

Biology, since I was tiny and I work that field now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

French & Spanish. I didn’t continue practising though so very rusty now. It’s on my to do list to immerse myself in them for a while to become proficient again

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

English. Yes, although it's been overtaken by other things that were taught poorly at school.

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

Technical drawing (CDT)

Now I'm a design engineer, so yes.

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

I didn't really have a best subject more a most liked... and that was music... and yes I still use it now.. and help with a couple of youth music projects x

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By *ilth500Man
over a year ago

Merseyside

Maths

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By *carlet_woman_xxWoman
over a year ago

somewhere

Maths. I was great at all the schoolwork until it came to exams

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maths and yes. Studied advanced stats a couple of years ago.

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

The right place

"Biology, since I was tiny and I work that field now "

The biology of grass then?

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

Maths and then Tech Drawing

I'm an engineer ... so kind of follows

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Finger blasting behind the bike sheds and yes I’ve retained a certain degree of interest in the subject matter

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By *ememberTheNameMan
over a year ago

barnsley

PE and Art

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

English literature and language, French, science (biology)... and history

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

"Maths and then Tech Drawing

I'm an engineer ... so kind of follows "

Touché

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

English, sociology and anthropology.

And yes this factors into what I do now. -Mrs

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

"Biology, since I was tiny and I work that field now

The biology of grass then? "

Haha no I'm not a botanist

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maths too and work in statistics now but I think I'm winging it must of the time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

English was by far my best subject.

And History, loved learning about historical events.

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

"Maths too and work in statistics now but I think I'm winging it must of the time"

63% of people believe they wing their jobs

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By *he Mac LassWoman
over a year ago

Hefty Hideaway

English Language and Literature was my best. I got great grades at both GCSE and A Level. I still maintain a passion for literature and especially watching plays at the theatre. I still write and recite poetry but for my own amusement mostly.

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By *xperimentalistMan
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

Chemistry followed by maths and made my entire living from it, and it still teaches me stuff every week

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

Maths, I have a natural affinity for numbers

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By *oodnitegirlWoman
over a year ago

Yorkshire

R.E

Yes. Love it all.

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

"Maths, I have a natural affinity for numbers"

And figures

Nice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

History..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Drama and sport

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I didnt have a best subject at school i did fuck all then when my son was a baby i went to college and did A levels. I did English literature, sociology and pyscology and i got three straight As

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

French, I once got 100% and a distinction in an exam

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

English, and i love teaching it now.

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

I was good at English but not much else.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We had the option to study Environmental Science (basically ecology, anyone else do that?).

It has always been and remains the foundation for my current world view.

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

"French, I once got 100% and a distinction in an exam

Ooh la la

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Design and technology.... What I do now uses a little of what I was taught at school...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

English x

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By *entileschi OP Woman
over a year ago

Norwich

English and History for me and I still work with the former and retain a great interest in the second.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"English and History for me and I still work with the former and retain a great interest in the second."

Remind me never to challenge you at scrabble.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

English, typing and shorthand.

Aged 11 I had a dream of being a PA to a Managing Director. Using the skills I learnt at school, I worked my way up from the typing pool to the PA to a Chief Executive of a public company. Well chuffed

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By *ikingCoolMan
over a year ago

carmarthen

RI the teacher would sit on the desk and you could see up her skirt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maths was always my subject. I am now an MVA trainer and assessor, nothing to do with Maths lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was best at Maths it wasn’t my favourite though

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By *unscot44Man
over a year ago

Stepps (Glasgow)

Chemistry, although i ended up doing Maths at Uni as that was my 2nd best subject, and yes i am a "freak" as i enjoyed Maths lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

English was my best subject but I excelled at Sport.

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

"Maths, I have a natural affinity for numbers

And figures

Nice

Why thank you

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I enjoyed school and didn't really have a best subject, just two weak ones: maths and physics. I got away with a lot by being bright, rather than scholarly and intelligent. I'm grateful that my comp in Hackney gave me an eduction, not just teaching and learning.

Now, I'm fascinated by maths and physics and so many other things I don't understand as well as the things I have always enjoyed. I've been lucky to have a career where I have done so many different things that mean I have to learn something new almost weekly.

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By *ultry SuccubusTV/TS
over a year ago

London

Maths and Geography.

Geography is the only window for me to see the world back in those days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

PE.. no, not really.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"PE.. no, not really. "

I forgot PE was even a subject!

I was rubbish at that too. Although, I enjoyed trampolining, until my boobs got too big, and badminton.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My native language and history.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"PE.. no, not really. "

I wasn't so much rubbish at PE as i completely hated it. So much so that i once ran the 400m backwards in protest.

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By *m3232Man
over a year ago

maidenhead

Mechanical workshop I had the best results in the school and progressed to be even better

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"PE.. no, not really.

I wasn't so much rubbish at PE as i completely hated it. So much so that i once ran the 400m backwards in protest.

I understand running and walking backwards is more of a challenge and better for you, as exercise.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"PE.. no, not really.

I wasn't so much rubbish at PE as i completely hated it. So much so that i once ran the 400m backwards in protest.

I meant at GCSE level

Which is more about the human body than it is about sports.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"PE.. no, not really.

I wasn't so much rubbish at PE as i completely hated it. So much so that i once ran the 400m backwards in protest.

I meant at GCSE level

Which is more about the human body than it is about sports."

That didn't exist in my day. The human body was covered in biology and there was no written test for PE.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lessons??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"PE.. no, not really.

I wasn't so much rubbish at PE as i completely hated it. So much so that i once ran the 400m backwards in protest.

I meant at GCSE level

Which is more about the human body than it is about sports.

That didn't exist in my day. The human body was covered in biology and there was no written test for PE.

It was relatnew when I took it.. muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones etc.

I dont think we touched human body in biology.. was all enzymes and shit.. which was annoying as I thought its be all about flora and fauna.. how disappointed was I?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Didn't particularly enjoy school,metal work was my best subject,always been good with my hands.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maths and science.

Use them both in my job daily and have 2 masters degrees heavily based around them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"And have you retained an interest in it?"

English, and yes; it's now my profession

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

English Literature and Music.

Yes to the first. I'm seriously debating finally doing my PhD in the next couple of years. The latter no. Unless our odd annual family Christmas quartet counts.

I still go to recitals but my violin languishes forlornly in the corner unplayed for the most part.

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Maths and Art and Design.

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By *rebs001Man
over a year ago

Widnes

fav was always science n tech......setting fire to magnesium ribbons ......ooops did I say that out loud lol.

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

"Maths and Art and Design."

Forgot the second question

. I never had much of an interest in maths, just ability. I still use it though and definitely still have an interest in art and design.

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

Bunking off..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maths and physical education

I still like figures and I run around!!

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By *rebs001Man
over a year ago

Widnes

"Bunking off..

that's how spent most of 6th form lol....2 lessons a day and vanished for rest of the day

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By *oss25Man
over a year ago

Flitwick and Fakenham

English Lit and no, sadly it doesn’t help polishing concrete floors

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"PE.. no, not really.

I wasn't so much rubbish at PE as i completely hated it. So much so that i once ran the 400m backwards in protest.

I meant at GCSE level

Which is more about the human body than it is about sports."

I did 'O' levels and there was no PE qualification. Pointless, pointless, pointless.

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By *ribsaMan
over a year ago

A box at end of your bed

Vehical technology and science

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"fav was always science n tech......setting fire to magnesium ribbons ......ooops did I say that out loud lol."

Dropping Lithium into water...or was that Potassium?

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

Maths & economics, I initially studied accountancy but that brought out the raging alcoholic in me. Years later when studying something else it transpired that computers were my thing.

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By *ookie46Woman
over a year ago

Deepest darkest Peru

Sociology and Drama and I still have a keen interest in both

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"PE.. no, not really.

I wasn't so much rubbish at PE as i completely hated it. So much so that i once ran the 400m backwards in protest.

I meant at GCSE level

Which is more about the human body than it is about sports.

I did 'O' levels and there was no PE qualification. Pointless, pointless, pointless.

PE pointless? A lot of physiotherapists working within sports took GCSE PE.. going off the wages thread, people value their favourite players recovery times quite highly.

Though, yes.. I'd agree, it's been a pretty useless qualification to me, though put me in good position for armed forces later on in life. Also helps to know my own body when ivd injured it.. also.. give a mean massage, cos I know where everything is supposed to be.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

we didnt even have half these subjects everyone is talking about

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By *ingle Beds LassWoman
over a year ago

Bedfordshire

Registration... I'm great at filling in forms...

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Home economics, food.

Yes I use it now.

Biology.

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By *lubberMan
over a year ago

Rothwell

"And have you retained an interest in it?"

Physics and Maths, and yes in Physics.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Loved maths and games but wasn't there much not really used in my day job but do like doing the numbers in 8 out of 10 countdown if that counts

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"PE.. no, not really.

I wasn't so much rubbish at PE as i completely hated it. So much so that i once ran the 400m backwards in protest.

I meant at GCSE level

Which is more about the human body than it is about sports.

I did 'O' levels and there was no PE qualification. Pointless, pointless, pointless.

PE pointless? A lot of physiotherapists working within sports took GCSE PE.. going off the wages thread, people value their favourite players recovery times quite highly.

I'm still waiting on a message from a long ago holiday island thread.

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By *oungladMan
over a year ago

Burnham

Maths. I still maintain an interest in it whenever I hear anything about it, but at the moment I enjoy learning more about history and philosophy. Brings a whole different thinking process

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Singing. My biggest passion.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"we didnt even have half these subjects everyone is talking about"

It's estimated that about half the children in school now will be in jobs that haven't been invented yet.

School is a construct to prepare our young for work, amongst other things.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Smoking, selling fags and 10 penny push. In the classroom it was R.E and History.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

French. I really should have gone on and done something language based but no. I didn't take it any further. I regret that I didn't continue to learn. Maybe I'll find the time one day

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By *artinsureMan
over a year ago

acton

My science teacher Miss Carter was so hot she had my full attention , i’m sure I’ve got a B+ in my GCSE in science lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"French. I really should have gone on and done something language based but no. I didn't take it any further. I regret that I didn't continue to learn. Maybe I'll find the time one day"
I'm sure you would pass a oral exam

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By *abrielle247Couple (FF)
over a year ago

PDI Gran Canaria

Sex education of course.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chemistry and currently have a dozen meth labs up and running. Pmsl

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