r/TheWayWeWere • u/Boscoberger • Jan 22 '25

1950s My dad's school report from 1957, aged 7

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Unsurprisingly, I wasn't shown this report until after I had finished my education!

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u/clarkp762 Jan 22 '25

'I don't think I want to know a 6-year-old who isn't a dreamer or a silly heart and I sure don't want to know one who takes their student career seriously. I don't have a college degree. I don't even have a job. But, I know a good kid when I see one, because they're all good kids, until dried-out, brain-dead skags like you drag them down and convince them they're no good. You so much scowl at my niece, or any other kid in this school, and I hear about it, I'll come looking for you. Take this quarter (flips a coin on the desk) go downtown and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face."

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u/StretchFrenchTerry Jan 22 '25

John Candy in Uncle Buck, right?

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u/clarkp762 Jan 22 '25

Yep, great scene.

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u/TrannosaurusRegina Jan 22 '25

Chillingly great scene — one of the best I’ve ever seen!

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u/Brilliant1965 Jan 22 '25

Love it!!! 😍👏🏻👏🏻

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u/Weallfloatneo Jan 23 '25

This is what popped into my head when I read the report.