This system, and its many exceptions, made for years of classroom torture for many children.
John Simkin, who went to school in Dagenham in the 1950s, says the ready availability of factory work made for uninterested and rowdy classrooms.
There aren't any real differences between the iPhone and iPad version of the apps, though the company is positioning the tablet version a bit different, offering a quick and easy way to make presentations for classrooms using the tablet.
Sydney Morris and Evan Stone both taught at a traditional elementary school in the North Bronx and became frustrated with the lack of control they had over policy decisions made for their students outside of the classroom.
The evaluation concludes the design was appropriate given circumstances, especially if efforts are made for improvements aiming at a better classroom environment for the longer term.
Whatever one might care to call it, it makes for a memorable classroom environment.
"I've always thought that small classrooms make for better success in teaching," Arians said, "and the more eyes on the linemen, the offensive-defensive linemen, their blocking unit, the outside-inside linebackers and tight ends, the more hands-on coaches you have, the more improvement you'll make as a player daily in the classroom and on the field".
Toni Morrison's Pulitzer-prize winovel novel "Beloved" once faced similar challenges after parents complained its sexual content and violence made it unsuitable for classrooms.
I also had a call with one of the mothers in the book, Hawaii State Senator Jill Tokuda, who was in the midst her own daily juggle: gingerbread-house making for her older son's classroom and preparing for her new role as Chair of the Hawaii State Senate Ways and Means Committee.
What looks like a perfectly normal classroom scene makes for an unusual sight here, as these girls belong to one of the most destitute and marginalised groups in Bihar – India's poorest state.
