Can anyone tell me about school life in the 1960's compared to now ASAP?

Question

I'm at school and cannot find any information, i'm hoping some of you can tell me

Answer 1

I WAS THERE
Most schools had a uniform with Blazers and ties that had to be worn and a school cap
Girls in first few years had to wear ankle socks no tights
Canes were used for all sorts of things home work not done talking in class. No computers or calculators.
School started at 9 finished at 4
Detention was common either at break times or after school when you had to stand in a corridor looking at a wall till the teacher said go and if you missed your bus tough.
Sport was often cricket in the summer and cross country in the winter.
Boys did woodwork and metal work and the girls sewing and cooking and that was it no equality then.
Language Labs were just coming in to help learn french and German.
cant think of anything alse Hope this helps

Answer 2

1. Yes 2. girls had to wear dresses and boys had to wear nice pants and t-shirts. 3. Some did and some didn't. More wanted to do well than now, though. 4. Yes, there were cliques, but not as prevalent as today. Much less bullying. But still intolerant of "different". 5. How do you measure something like that? I think they were MUCH stricter. When the teacher said sit down and no talking, that's what we did. There was more respect for EVERYONE back then. 6. Probably more than now. Our school didn't have any study halls. And we didn't have a free period for studying. I didn't do any homework anyway. I just listened to the lectures and passed the tests. Mostly. Except for Algebra. 7. Learning the content. We didn't have standardized tests. My town was considered fairly small at the time. I graduated high school in 1963, I started as a freshman in 1959. I went to a smaller country school for elementary school that went up to the eighth grade so I didn't go to Jr. High. Feel free to e-mail me if you need more info. My e-mail address is on my profile page.

Answer 3

I was at school in the 60's, before comprehensive schools. Everyone sat an exam at 11 and if you passed you went to a grammar school, if not you might go to a technical school or secondary school. Lots of the grammar schools were single sex schools. Everyone wore uniform and there were school rules that you had to keep or you would get a demerit or detention. At my school these included having to wear your hat, a tasteful velour one in winter and a panama hat in summer, at all times. No eating in the street,standing up for older people on buses, skirts had to be level with the ground when you knelt down(mini's were in fashion) and we had to have indoor and outdoor shoes. We learned the usual subjects including latin,music,scripture,french, art, needlework and everyone did 'o'levels. You needed 5 'o'levels to stay on into the 6th form when as well as 'A' levels you could wear a beret. Every year group was streamed into 3 groups according to ability and we had exams every term and year end. We had a large choir and orchestra and the school was organised into houses which competed against each other for cups in sports, drama, elocution and getting the most house points. There were no ethnic minorities, there were 3 jewish girls and one girl from Greece. We had well organised speech days with guest speakers like John Betjeman and were considered a 'good' school. We alaways has a weekly charity collection and each form decided which one to support. At lunchtime the vegetables were served in dishes on the table and it was all about manners and politeness.We had assembly every morning and a piece of classical music was played before and after the service. On wednesdays a pupil might also play on the piano and the readings were done by each class in rotation. We did lots of plays and Gilbert and Sullivan productions and it was fun, if very strict. I didn't like it at the time but am now grateful for all I learned.

Answer 4

I started school in 1965, my first writing lessons were done on small blackboards. I was left handed and one of my first memories was that of a certain teacher slapping my hand and putting the chalk in my right hand. I told my mother who complained to the Headmisstress, this solved the problem. At junior school we used to write with a fountain pen and an inkwell. If you didn't behave you were given the slipper round the backside. Discipline was far tougher which meant that generally we were well behaved. There were punch ups but I cannot remember people being bullied. In secondary school the cane was still used, teachers had far more respect and control. Computers or calculators were not there until just before I left school. I hope that this has been of some help.

Answer 5

I just finished a project on this.

Teachers could hit pupils for almost anything. There was much more discipline.

There was no metric system, it was old money schooling. Most pupils walked to school on their own, there was no school run to the extent of today. There was much more detailed learning of sentences and spelling.

Some schools still only used fountain pens, no ball points.

Answer 6

Classes were smaller. You could get spanked by the teacher with a paddle. Didn't have to worry about someone bringing guns to school. No competition as far as name-brand clothes were concerned. We had more respect for teachers. No state-mandated proficiency exams.

Answer 7

Classes were smaller, children had respect for the Teachers and they were all white faces in the room.

You could learn Religous Education without upsetting anybody and were allowed to call the 'Blackboard' a 'Blackboard'.

Oh and singing Baa Baa Black Sheep was legal as well................U get the gist?

Answer 8

Are you asking about school life from the viewpoint of a teacher, high school student, college student or other level ?
Are you interested in educational reform or history of the "No Child Left Behind" act ? Are we talking about the United States of America or elsewhere ?
Let me know !

Answer 9

School In The 1960

Answer 10

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