hello, i am a retired school teacher
Nice! So you at the point where a person stops employment completely. 
yep, I reached that age of retirement
Sometimes, a person is not fully retired and they may semi-retire by reducing work hours.
you know i heard about that but was not sure how to go about it
It's an interesting topic nonetheless. Just to educate you, the idea of retirement and its origins was introduced during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
i thought it would have been around longer
or accident) or as a result of legislation concerning their position. In most countries, the idea of retirement is of recent origin, being introduced during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Previously, low life expectancy and the absence of pension arrangements meant that most workers continued to work until death. Germany was the first country to introduce retirement benefits in 1889.
Nowadays, most developed countries have systems to provide pensions on retirement in old age, which may be sponsored by employers or the state. In many poorer
The Little People". In it, he writes that “Not all may see the fairy folk at play / nor hear the patter of their tiny feet... / But you have seen them many times before / And heard their pipes ere revelries begin / So when my verses knock upon your door / I am sure that you will let them in!”
Retirement in Kingston Deverill.
In 1937, Shadwell and his new wife retired to Kingston Deverill in Wiltshire where they built a modest home, Barley Close,