Which subjects did you like at school? Which was your first job?
By maximax8
@maximax8 (31053)
United Kingdom
November 4, 2020 7:31am CST
When I was at secondary school I liked English Language, English Literature , History, Religious Education and Geography.
I didn't liked Mathematics or Science and I hated Physical Education.
After leaving school I went to further education college to study Business and Finance Shipping and Transport. I went to work in Finland for a family when I was 18 years old. I came back home and worked as a container marketing controller for a shipping company.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
4 Nov 20
I liked German, geography and arts. I hated sports with all my heart. The science subjects maths, physics and chemistry didn't like me. The feeling was mutual. :-(
I don't know what you mean with 'first job'. A job to earn pocket money or a real one? I studied Russian and English at uni and became a teacher at secondary grammar schools. I had several jobs to earn some money when I was a pupil and student. I've written a post on them.
I don't remember how old I was when I earned some extra money for the first time. I guess I was around 14 years old. I was a good pupil at German (I'm German...
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@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
4 Nov 20
Hello M L. I like the sound of German language. Like you I really hated sports. If we did tennis I would lose the ball and spend a long time pretending I was looking for it. I didn't want to choose Chemistry, Biology or Physics. There was a class called Modular Science so I went to that. I couldn't stand it so I went to see the head teacher. He let me do Religious Education and I got a good grade in that. Russian is a difficult language to learn. It is lovely you worked as a secondary school teacher.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
4 Nov 20
@maximax8 Your attitude towards German is surprising. Not many foreigners speak positively about the sound of the German language. What foreigners like, though, is that it is rather logical and you can learn it well if you learn the rules. English has only few rules and you have to learn many things by heart without having an explanation for them. People who think too much when learning a language are frustrated by this.
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@Cheyee (8362)
• Pakanbaru, Indonesia
4 Nov 20
I hated school, but I was doing well. Never really interested in any subject. Got a job as storage administrator after I finished my high school. I worked there for 1 year and switched job as your leader. Not really my dream job. But I need money. People like me hard to find a job.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
6 Nov 20
Mine is paradoxical. I really hate math in my elementary days but when I reach high school it becomes my favorite subject. I completed my degree in elementary education concentrating in English and Math.
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@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
11 Nov 20
@Nakitakona It is lovely to learn something useful. I worked out a two ways to pay off my mortgage. I am glad I learned mathematics in my younger days. I did overpayments from 2013 and target setting from 2016. I paid it off in June 2017.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
11 Nov 20
@maximax8 yes I learned later that it's too useful.
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@much2say (53952)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Nov 20
I liked the subjects outside of academics: business classes (typing, accounting, shorthand), home economics (cooking, sewing, woodshop), art (painting, drawing), journalism, yearbook, psychology.
My first job was being a tutor at our high school 
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
4 Nov 20
My "favs" were similar to yours - I studied Eng Lit, History and Geography for A-level. Strange to tell, they are still high up my list of interests more than half a century later. They must account for quite a high percentage of the articles I post on my blogs - more than 2,200 of them (articles, not blogs!) at the current count!
PE and Games? No way! I always wanted to play cricket, but they wouldn't let me. My lifelong ambition has always been to score a run, but the opportunity has never presented itself!
My first job? As a professional librarian I first worked for the British Council's Libraries Department. One of my assignments was to set up a library in the Cultural Section of the British Embassy in Moscow, back in 1977.
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@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
7 Nov 20
John Welford my mother worked as a librarian as well. She was lucky that the secondary school she was going to got blown up in World War II. Therefore she went to a much better secondary school. This made her get much more intelligent and be able to do a degree to become a librarian. It is excellent that you have your own blog with 2,200 articles. If My Lot lets you it would be nice if you could say its name. I see your love of English Literature, History and Geography have continued. It must have been amazing to work at the British Council in Moscow.
@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
5 Nov 20
Seems like I was the complete opposite to you. I loved maths, physics, computer science and PE. Having said that I liked English Literature too and I'm still an avid reader today.
After graduating with a degree in Computer Science back in 1986 my first job was as a software engineer working on electronic warfare and electronic counter-measure products.
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@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
7 Nov 20
WorDazza yes it doesn't sound that you are the opposite to me. What made me so upset with Mathematics the teacher said if I was so stupid he was not going to explain it to me again. Years later I found a much better Mathematics teacher that said he would teach his students many different ways for his students to get the right answer. So for my second time I got a grade C. I am delighted that you carried on your love for English Literature.
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
7 Nov 20
@maximax8 I think bad teachers have an awful lot to answer for. Who knows how many people could have excelled in particular subjects if they'd only had a decent teacher.
I was the same with Chemistry. I absolutely hated it. I got a grade C at O Level and didn't pursue Chemistry any further. It wasn't until years later, when my son did a Chemistry degree that I realised just how interesting the subject is and consequently how bad my teacher was.
@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
4 Nov 20
Looking back, I never really liked anything. I studied well because I excelled and want perfect scores and medals. But I enjoyed reading the short stories.
My first job was as accounting assistant.
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@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
4 Nov 20
Hello Arya. I am pleased you got perfect scores and medals. Sorry you didn't like most of your subjects. I see you liked the short stories. I hope you enjoyed working as an accountancy assistant. While working for the shipping company I traveled up to London on a train each day.
@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
4 Nov 20
@maximax8 That was a long time ago. I now work in budgeting. You can say I like numbers they dont lie. But they can be stressful sometimes.
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@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
7 Nov 20
@yoalldudes Ayra it is exciting you work in budgeting. It would be a satisfying job because numbers never lie. Of course it can be stressful at busy times.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
4 Nov 20
My favorite subject was Danish. I also liked English, German, French, geography, history and biology. I didn't like physics and chemistry. When I was 14 I got my first job. I worked in a law firm after school. I cleaned up, washed the dishes and took the mail to the post office. My first full time job was in Estonia. I worked in a group home for adults with special needs.
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@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
7 Nov 20
Porcospino it is excellent that you liked Danish and I am impressed you got on well with other languages like German and French. I am happy that you liked History and Geography. It is interesting that you liked Biology yet you didn't like Physics or Chemistry. Well done getting a job at the solicitor after school. Your full time job in Estonia with the adults with special needs must have been rewarding.
@a_jerobon (2304)
• Eldoret, Kenya
4 Nov 20
I used to love English and Mathematics most, though I also excelled in the other subjects.
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