EducationEducation inin thethe past!!past!!

By Loraine By Loraine

• There were no cafeterias or hot There were no cafeterias or hot lunches.lunches.

• They didn’t have much playground They didn’t have much playground equipment like they do now so they equipment like they do now so they played marbles or jump rope most of played marbles or jump rope most of the time.the time.

• The libraries were small but were The libraries were small but were filled with books.filled with books.

• They didn’t have computers in the They didn’t have computers in the libraries.libraries.

• They had to use catalogue cards to They had to use catalogue cards to find books they were interested in.find books they were interested in.

• They had twenty to thirty students in They had twenty to thirty students in each class.each class.

• It was a pretty small school with It was a pretty small school with about 200 students.about 200 students.

• Their suburban school was crowded Their suburban school was crowded and each class had 30 students.and each class had 30 students.

• There were classes on Greek and There were classes on Greek and roman mythology.roman mythology.

• In high school the students actually In high school the students actually got to pick reading and English got to pick reading and English classes they wanted to take.classes they wanted to take.

• Girls had to take ‘home ec’ classes in Girls had to take ‘home ec’ classes in which they learnt how to sew aprons which they learnt how to sew aprons and made dresses.and made dresses.

• They weren’t allowed to chew gum They weren’t allowed to chew gum during school hours.during school hours.

• Also they were not allowed to talk to Also they were not allowed to talk to their neighbours.their neighbours.

• They were also supposed to be They were also supposed to be respectful to the teachers at all time.respectful to the teachers at all time.

• The school was small and only went The school was small and only went up to grade six.up to grade six.

• They started school with prayers.They started school with prayers.

• In assembly they sang lots of songs.In assembly they sang lots of songs.