20 Terrible Things Every Private School Kid Went Through

5. Having To Sing Hymns Way Past An Acceptable Age

So, we€™ve got a haircut that even Chesney Hawkes abandoned 20 years ago. We€™ve endured Latin lessons from birth and could recite War And Peace by the age of 10. What could make this situation any worse? One word: hymns. Lots of them, every day.

In private schools, where tradition is king and non-conformity the worst crime a child can commit, failing to sing Kumbaya with the requisite amount of gusto is tantamount to urinating on the school crest.