Parlour Games – Little Edouard Tales Edouard was a skinny, somewhat nerdy child who preferred to be out of sight when the company would visit. Aunties would poke at his little ribs as if he were Oliver Twist, pinch his little cheeks and fix the persistent...
School Abuse and Hell – Little Edouard Tales The typical classroom in the 60s and 70s consisted of crammed rows of desks facing a chalkboard and a lecture-based teaching approach. Students passively listened to teachers blah blah what seemed like irrelevant...
Is he Retarded – Little Edouard Tales At age seven, Edouard’s school principal told his parents something was wrong with their little awkward boy. “Eduard needs to be tested,” they said. “We think he has a below-average IQ and learning...
Fighting Back with Karate — Edouard Tales Sadly, Edouard’s meek, nerdy, soft-spoken pre-pubescent demeanour at school emitted an aura that screamed, ‘Come at me; I’m here for the taking and won’t fight back.’ So, at 16, Edouard decided...
Alternative Education, or I quit. —Edouard Tales I’ll Learn On My Own Thanks Fighting back Karate style to ward off thugs was a self-defence strategy that worked for Edouard. Unfortunately, I can’t drop-kick the adults who create a terrible learning...
