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School Days, School Days,
good old golden rule days,
reading and writing and arithmetic,
done to the tune of a hickory stick...

This old American song is about school in the early 1900's or late 1800's. Schools then only taught three things. Can you find the place in this verse where the three subjects are listed?

The three subjects are reading, writing and arithmetic or math.

Do you know what the golden rule means?

The golden rule is: do to others what you would have them do to you. That means, don't do something to someone that you would not like done to yourself. They taught this rule in school.

What kinds of subjects and rules for living did you get taught in school? Are any of them like the golden rule? Come to the hosted chat and tell us!