5th April, 2009 - Ten Random thoughts About Primary School #3

Even worse than the Number 5 was the dark art of the Greater than/Less Than signs. These were a complete mystery to me until I reached secondary school. Whenever I was asked to deal with these little symbols my mind went blank and I began to hyperventilate.

Sometimes I still dream about Greater Than and Less Than Signs. They are talking to me from their little acute angled jaws and they are saying: “You do not understand us. We are complex and beyond you. Other children in this class are destined for bigger things. They will drive fast cars and live in luxurious converted barns in Newton Mearns, whilst you will die a lonely death in a garret at the age of 23.