Pen licenses.

[Power Pride]

Does anyone else remember these?

I was supposed to get mine in year four but I was away on holiday. So, technically, I should still be writing in pencil

 

[meg]

You're looking at the first person in 4K to get their pen license Proudest moment of Primary School!

 

[Portia]

I also should be in the pencil brigade, but the teacher got sick of waiting. Luckily I mostly type these days.

 

[BomberGal]

hehe, I graduated from pencil to pen in Grade 4. I still have the cool pen they gave us, although I think it's actually with mum at her work.

 

[aggels]

I never got my pen licence, not because I had messy writing or made lots of mistakes, but because I changed schools from grade 3 to grade 4. In my first school pens weren't allowed until grade 4, but in the school I went to in grade 4, everybody graduated onto pen sometime in grade 3. Hence, on the first day of school, I was presented with a pen, but no pen licene. Shock! Horror!

So yes, I too, technically should be still using a pencil.

 

[Bomber Spirit]

I failed my pen license test. Anyone who's read my terrible handwriting would know why.

 

[dees*gal]

i got mine in grade 4 too...

i was very first to get it, and i still have my certificate!

 

[X_box_X]

Originally posted by Porthos
I also should be in the pencil brigade, but the teacher got sick of waiting. Luckily I mostly type these days.

I'm in the same boat as you, Porthos.
I cannot stand writing. I am five times as quick on the keyboard than what I am with a pen or pencil. It sucks, really. All exams must be done with pen and pencil. Which I guess is fair enough. But, the English exam I did last year (yr 10) was bad. I usually like to voice my opinion in a more advanced mode, meaning I tend to write more than the required total. Therefore, I didn't finish my exam.

The three hours or so they give you in year 12 will scare me. Whilst doing my exam, I will just see this deadline hanging over my head.

For the record, I finished grade five with seven stars (Ten stars meant you were allowed to write in pen). However, in grade six you had to write in pen - So since then I've been writing in pen.

 

[PrideofSA]

got mine in year 3. The first year 3 to do so in my year 3/4 class. A proud moment for me at Primary school.

 

[tashibatts]

Got mine late in grade 4.. probably should have got it earlier but I went overseas for 6 weeks and my teacher forgot to give it to me before hand..

Go Roos

 

[mattyc2422]

Buggered if I can remember.

 

[Fred]

What the hell are you lot on about? Pen Licences?
Never heard of 'em.

 

[Nic]

Did anyone else get red pen licenses for ruling lines on the sides of their pages as well?

 

[PrideofSA]

Originally posted by Nic
Did anyone else get red pen licenses for ruling lines on the sides of their pages as well?

lol no. WHy the hell do u get that?

 

[Nic]

Originally posted by PrideofSA
lol no. WHy the hell do u get that?

To show we could rule a line properly on the left border of our pages. Duh.

 

[PrideofSA]

Originally posted by Nic
To show we could rule a line properly on the left border of our pages. Duh.

LOL, without making the line wonky?

 

[dees*gal]

Originally posted by PrideofSA
LOL, without making the line wonky?

its a skill to not take the pen off the corner of the ruler and page

 

[Stegelator]

Originally posted by X_box_X
I'm in the same boat as you, Porthos.
I cannot stand writing. I am five times as quick on the keyboard than what I am with a pen or pencil. It sucks, really. All exams must be done with pen and pencil. Which I guess is fair enough. But, the English exam I did last year (yr 10) was bad. I usually like to voice my opinion in a more advanced mode, meaning I tend to write more than the required total. Therefore, I didn't finish my exam.

The three hours or so they give you in year 12 will scare me. Whilst doing my exam, I will just see this deadline hanging over my head.

For the record, I finished grade five with seven stars (Ten stars meant you were allowed to write in pen). However, in grade six you had to write in pen - So since then I've been writing in pen.

I'm with you on everything there Xie....

 

[tashibatts]

Originally posted by Nic
Did anyone else get red pen licenses for ruling lines on the sides of their pages as well?

IMHO its ridiculous enough that they have pen licences but red pen licences Crazy.

Why do people need a licence to write with Pens?


Go Roos

 

[dees*gal]

Originally posted by manutd/dogs


On another similar topic - I remember in grade 3 we had a table for the 'advanced' kids, and one for the everyday bogans. I'm proud to say I was the advanced table - but what about the kids who were made to feel like rejects? Pretty unfair really. Did anyone else have this?

we didnt have an 'advanced table' as such, but we had groups from 1 - 4 (4 being the highest) for each subject. i was in group 4 for everything other than art and music... lol

 

[Bomber Spirit]

Our were called the red, blue, yellow and green tables; but the effect was the same - and everyone knew that was the order of ability they were based on.
I somehow got a spot on the red table, even though there were blues and yellows who had their pen licenses before I did.

 

[Squeak]

Originally posted by Nic
To show we could rule a line properly on the left border of our pages. Duh.

Nuthin' worng with those pink pencils that run like crazy when they get wet.

 

[mattyc2422]

Originally posted by tashibatts

Why do people need a licence to write with Pens?

Primary schools need to waste time somehow.

 

[ThePowerFromPort.com]

There was no such thing as pen licences when I went to school. Back then we used fountain pens and ink wells, lol. God I feel old now. They didn't have pupil-free days then either.

 

[Docker_Brat]

I'm surprised a couple of people around here have even graduated past crayons.