How Many Do You Remember

[Canary42]

A  bit of lighthearted fun. How many of these  personal developments do you actually remember learning ?

Learning to :-

1. Walk

2. Talk

3. Count

4. The alphabet

5. Read

6. Tie shoelaces

7. Tell the time

8. Wipe your bum

All these everyday activities everyone learns as part of growing up, but how many do you actually remember details of their happening.  Did you struggle to master them? I have very vague memories of my Gran teaching me as regards number 5, and competitive "how high can you go" sessions with my brother for number 3, but the others are a complete blank.

 But then details of later ones are easily remembered, like learning to drive.

And what other candidates are there for this list ?

[naomi24]

None - nor learning to swim.

[Ken4155]

My mother taught me ABC, but my dad taught me BFC😊

[ToraToraTora]

I remember all of them.

[andres]

None .   

[bookbinder]

5. I remember learning to read in the primary school. I sat in a low chair, with a story book in my hands. The teacher knelt beside me. The story was about a family of mice. I struggled with the 'Mrs.' in Mrs. Mouse. I pronounced it as 'murrs Mouse'.

[jazzyjen]

I got a watch for Christmas when I was 8.  I remember being told I couldn't have one until I learned to tell the time, so it must have been sometime in that year.

The others on your list I don't remember.

[david small]

4, 6, 7, Still learning 8:-)

[Countrylover]

Count

Alphabet

Reading

All taught before starting school by my mum.  I remember clearly

I could tell the time before school days  but can't remember actually being taught.  Same with shoelaces. 

 

My memories go back to my pram days and I clearly remember being in hospital at 2

My 

[ToraToraTora]

15:37, what an extraordinary thing to say, no I was early with learning, very early. I could do all the 3 Rs long before I went to school.

[Moorea7]

Remember learning to count - loved the Times Tables.  Remember reading first book(which I still have about a rabbit!)

Others - No.

[Old_Geezer]

About half of them.

I don't recall learning to read as such but I do recall reading at primary school, finding it blatantly obvious, and correcting those (unasked) who couldn't seem to work out what word they were looking at. (Thinking I was in trouble when teacher asked to speak with me only to find I'd been taken out of what presumably must have been the lower ability reading group and into, what I  assume was her top, merely inadequate reader, group.) Still didn't know why they couldn't hand out something interesting to read instead of the simplistic stuff.

[Countrylover]

I suppose I was taught to wipe my bum. I can remember sitting on the loo and calling out 'finished':0)

My early memories are more clear than what I had for dinner last night!! 

 

 

[naomi24]

TTT, not extraordinary at all.  My early learning is lost in the mists of time.   I learnt very young and can't remember being unable to do any of those things.

 

I do remember practising my times tables though... walking round the playground reciting them to the dinner lady.

[ToraToraTora]

I thought it was some sort of insult Naomi, uncalled for.

[naomi24]

Not at all.  Some children are late learners.  Nothing wrong with that.  

[drmorgans]

 

My first two primary schools weren't good. Aged 8 I was barely literate or numerate. We moved and I went to a new school. Soon after I was presented with a crossword puzzle. I had no idea what it was or what I needed to do with it.

 

[david small]

I wager that you were a cutie back then as well naomi24.

[Countrylover]

OG when I started school at 5, I was made to sit with non readers to help them read silly Beacon Reader books.  I too was quickly selected to have special maths lessons with the headmaster in an advanced group.

Somethings happened to my brain since those days.

[Countrylover]

David Small, your flirting again.  ;0)