What it Looked Like to Go to School in the ’70s and ’80s
Schools in the 1970s and 80s were very different in their teaching methods and dress codes. Classrooms had blackboards with chalk, desks were made of wood, and uniforms followed a particular style, very different from today's.
Classrooms had blackboards with chalk and wooden desks. Furthermore, recess was outdoors, and children didn't use electronic devices.
Backpacks didn't have the designs they have today, and notebooks were simpler than they are now. Teachers often assigned homework to be handwritten, and students respected the teachers and their teaching methods, which were prevalent in those years.
Looking at these images will take you on a journey back in time, and you'll see how children enjoyed that era.
Normal Kids
“High school in 1980. We were all normal kids.”
1980s High School
1980s high school classroom.
Parachute
The big parachute in gym class was the best thing about elementary school in the ‘70s.
Test
Taking a test in high school, 1970s.
Shadow School Portrait
“5th grade 1983 with gunny sack dress made by my mom.”
1970s School
School’s out for summer in the ‘70s.
Lunches
School lunches back in the day, 1970s.
1980s School
School in the '80s.
Polish School
Polish school children in the 1970s.
Punk Woman
“My mom as a punk in high school, 1988.”
Elementary School
“My elementary school class, 1989.”
High School In The 1970s
“My current high school, 1979.”
Amman, Jordan
“My aunt graduating from Catholic School in Amman, Jordan, 1972.”
High School Students
Lincoln High School (San Francisco, CA) students, 1982.
High School Teenagers
Last day of school, 1988.
Kids
Kids cheering on the way out the door on the last day of school, 1977.
School Bus
“I rode a bus in Charleston SC in the mid '80s. Some of our drivers were HS students.”
Teens In The '80s
High school life, 1980s.
High School In 1970s
High school cool in the '70s.
School In The '80s
1985 school pep rally.
