Reginald Haslam’s school exercise book shows how in some ways, education has not changed. In the early part of the book, Reginald practices his writing, making rows of letters, and writes down arithmetic problems and answers. On the last page, he writes a short composition on “How I Spent My Summer Holidays,” a title you might be familiar with. The teacher’s comments are below Reg’s composition, and show that he could certainly improve. How is Reg’s vacation similar or different to yours?

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