Class in the PastClass in the Past

BY TravisBY Travis

Play GroundsPlay Grounds

They didn’t have any equipment to They didn’t have any equipment to play with.play with.

They had a play ground, monkey bars They had a play ground, monkey bars and very tall slide.and very tall slide.

The children played soccer, baseball The children played soccer, baseball and basketball.and basketball.

LibraryLibrary

The library was small but they had lots The library was small but they had lots of books.of books.

The library was quiet, no computers or The library was quiet, no computers or filing cabinets.filing cabinets.

They read all books from A-ZThey read all books from A-Z

Number of students in classNumber of students in class

They had 30 students I one classroomThey had 30 students I one classroom

The grades that were lower than her 9 The grades that were lower than her 9 students. students.

Most classes was smallMost classes was small

What was studiedWhat was studied

They had to learn all the They had to learn all the basic techniques for basic techniques for example reading, example reading, writing, spelling etc.writing, spelling etc.

The main subjects are The main subjects are Maths, English, PE and Maths, English, PE and Social Studies Social Studies

The class was divided The class was divided into five different into five different groups as yet some of groups as yet some of then didn’t even know then didn’t even know the alphabet.the alphabet.

School RulesSchool Rules

We didn’t have much school We didn’t have much school rules, but if we broke any of rules, but if we broke any of them we would have to go to them we would have to go to the principals office….the principals office….

We weren’t allowed to chew We weren’t allowed to chew gum or even chat to our gum or even chat to our neighbours.neighbours.

Teachers were allowed to hit us Teachers were allowed to hit us with the duster on our with the duster on our knuckles if they felt they knuckles if they felt they needed to.needed to.

Naughty students would get Naughty students would get the cane instead of the the cane instead of the duster.duster.

Was there anything else Was there anything else differentdifferent