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People Who Went To School In The ’60s, ’70s, Or ’80s, What Was It Actually Like?

Duck-and-cover drills. Teachers smoking at school. Getting sent to home ec or shop class based on your gender. What else felt totally normal back then?

School looked very different a few decades ago — not just in terms of technology, but in how classrooms were run, what was expected of students, and what was considered completely normal at the time.

A lot of those everyday experiences — from discipline to safety rules to social norms — would feel surprising, outdated, or even shocking today.

So we want to hear from you: If you went to school in the '60s, '70s, or '80s, what was it actually like?

Maybe it was how strict things were — or, in some cases, how much you could get away with.…