John Lennon's Report Card from 1956 Reveals What His Teachers Thought of Him
Like most kids, you probably remember the fearful dread of getting your school report cards. If you were never a straight-A student, chances are you had hidden talents in other, more creative fields. This was the case for the late John Lennon, who in September 1956, received a not-so-positive report on his teenage academic endeavors.
He was only 15 years old at the time, but his teachers did not hold back; the scribbled piece of paper (tweeted by Author, Michael Beschloss) details comments from a number of his teachers. His “Religious Instruction” teacher writes, “Attitude in class most unsatisfactory,” while his math teacher sternly expresses, “He is certainly on the road to failure if this goes on.” Lennon was clearly a dreamer from a young age: his physics teacher says, “His work always lacks effort.
Source: Emma Taggart /mymodernmet.com
