Thanks girls, for hijacking the thread on boys' education.

Meanwhile, back on topic, the following links provide examples of what life for boys was like back in my day. All this stuff's from 1963. I was in 2nd year highschool and I literally did have all the issues shown in the list below.

I was a big man back then. I was in Army Cadet uniform on Mondays and carried a genuine Lee Enfield .303 rifle, on the bus, on the train and walking in the street. People didn't look twice. It was not unusual for boys to be toting weapons in uniform, before the feminist nancy-boys took over. Life was a lot of fun for us boys back then. We learnt how to become men with serious sexist toxic masculinity. Luckily, I've still proudly got it.

The following publications were usually studied in class under the desk during French, Music or English. These subjects were always easy, except French which I failed at the School Certificate. Gosh, too bad, eh?

Enjoy -

Air Ace comics
http://pocketwarcomics.blogspot.com/2011/01/air-ace-picture-library-326-war-in-air.html

RAF Flying Review
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1963-RAF-Flying-Review-Magazine-Jets-Fighters-Secret-Military-Aircraft-/150999905219

Judi Monterey
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/NotableHistory/792418232393080832-judi-monterey-playboy-january-1963

This next book is listed as an example of what sort of texts boys should be reading in schools today. Not the touchy-feely-girly stuff. These sorts of technical books give boys motivation. That's what's missing in the public girls' schools they attend at the moment. No wonder boys don't do well. The only thing that boys are underachieving at today is becoming girls. That's what the public girls' schools are for - to turn boys into girls.

Great book -

Mechanics Of Flight
http://www.abebooks.com/9781405823593/Mechanics-Flight-11th-Edition-R.H-1405823593/plp?cm_sp=plped-_-1-_-image

Hi VoxUnius,

And probably, the girls would grasp the essentials of the mechanics of flight with both hands these days. There's no such thing as a male-only or a female-only subject or topic, they're all equally possible. Men can be midwives, women can be pilots.

Back to your Biggles books, boyo :)

Cheers,

Joe

Vox, good to get your input, brings back memories of my time in the air cadets as a boy, quite right, good times.
I had forgotten the days of, as you put it, catching public transport, casually sporting a rifle or firearm, whatever the current jargon is.
Others wonder why I am so angry with people and Australia, today.
These nancys are sooooo far out of touch with reality, they have begun to create their own reality, and of course, by definition, they are living in an unrealistic world, and as if that isn't bad enough they keep trying to bring the rest of us down to their mentally deranged level.
The only way I can see to combat this PC disease is to attack it's very existence and equally those who try to promote it.
It's damage is visible all around us and has been so for many years, so we must be vigilant and act accordingly as and when required.
I am not concerned about backlashes as much of those promoting PC are straw-men and all they do is talk, so it is easy to shut them down or realise their comments are moot or at best meaningless, and only the shallow and those lacking depth of thought, common sense or reason will take notice

When making judgements and drawing conclusions it is
important to know the difference between facts and
opinions. A fact is a statement that can be proven true
or false. An opinion is an expression of a person's
feelings that cannot be proven. Sometimes an author lets
the facts speak for themselves. It is then up to us to
make reasonable judgements about the material we are
reading and to draw our own conclusions.

Therefore, when we read, it is important to be able to
judge facts and opinions carefully in order to come to
the right conclusions. We need to ask - are the opinions
we are reading based on facts? Are the facts from reliable,
reputable sources?

Once we answer these questions we may be on the right track
for finding and sticking to the facts.

Opinions can be based on facts or emotions and sometimes
they're meant to deliberately mislead others.
Therefore it is important to be aware of the author's
purpose and choice of language.

Especially on a public discussion forum such as this one.

The only way I can see to combat this PC disease is to attack it's very existence and equally those who try to promote it.

Yep, I agree.

A fact can only be a fact if it is true.
Unless one has witnessed something personally, it is assumed to be fact if reported by another.
Unfortunately, because there are too many factors influencing a report or the reporting of an incident, that we must NEVER take anything we have not personally experienced as fact, but merely always assume it to be an opinion.
All too often we find that some historical event was recorded incorrectly for one reason or another.
It comes as a sad realisation that this forum is actually promoted to be based on 'opinions'.
I must insist that opinions are not facts, nor can you derive a fact from an opinion without first hand knowledge of the thing in question.
To once more clarify the meaning of the word, 'opinion';
"A view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on 'fact' or 'knowledge'".
So it is that I say anyone giving an 'opinion' is like someone unfamiliar with a situation who always gives advice even though he is never called upon to do so.
It is of absolutely no use asking questions as to the veracity of a scripture or document without knowing firstly the accuracy and honesty of the author and if any hidden motive underscores the message of the writer.
So, there is no way of testing whether something is truth or not, and no way then to assess it without having first hand contact with the matter in question.
Opinions therefore, by definition and conclusion, are pointless, as they convey NO useful message and are not necessarily, (or more than likely) based on truths or facts, so therefore a total waste of time.