Around the Banks: Old school

You hear today's young people refer to the music and styles of my generation as "old school." I often heard loved ones and friends talk about how things were at the "old school," meaning the local school in our community when they attended. My brother and I were fortunate enough to attend the "old school" in White Springs until eighth grade. It was the same school our father and his brother and sisters attended and from which they graduated in the 1940's. The old school taught many lessons that still hold me in good stead. I remember many of those valuable life-long lessons. •Be a good listener, which means listening more and talking less (this was hard for me). •Get along well