If you were at primary school in the seventies what are things that today's children would probably be shocked at.
Here's a few of mine.
Teacher kept 'words on paper scraps' in a tobacco tin. You got called out and you had to read the words of the paper. I still remember the green flat tobacco tin.
When someone wet themselves (puddle on floor) and nobody would own up to it the teacher would take each child into the toilet and pretty much feel between their legs to see if they were wet. Can you imagine them being allowed to do that now.
Teacher was bad tempered and strict. Kids were pretty well behaved and quiet. I was quite scared of my teacher and jealous of the other Primary 1 kids who seemed to have nicer, younger teachers.
School 'jotters' - you know the books you got to write in.
Your dad covering things with old wallpaper. I can't remember what it was exactly - was it books or folders? Or was this high school and I am getting mixed up
The highlight of my day was the milk crate. Oh my god I used to get quite excited to get a whole bottle of milk (and straw) to myself. I was always hungry. Typical seventies child living in cold council house with basic and scarce diet. That bottle of milk was looked forward to each day so much. To this day I still love drinking milk and always have pints and pints of it in the fridge.
Desks with the little pull out drawer underneath. We also sometimes had drawers in a sort of unit with each persons name on a drawer.
Coat hooks outside the classroom with your name beside it and a picture on it. Do they still do this?
Play area in the corner of the room with little cooker etc. I used to love to play on it as we didn't have many toys at home.
Going up to the teachers desk to use 'the big sharpener' on the teachers desk. It was sort of attached to the desk and you stuck your pencil in and turned a handle.
If you were at primary in the seventies (or sixties) what do you remember?