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In the 70s we had DISCIPLINE in schools. What happened?
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It was almost military-like. Standing up when a superior (teacher) walkedä in. Greetings (e.g. "Good morning, teacher!") were mandatory and the entire class would say it in unison. You always asked for a permission to speak. You did not leave the class until you were dismissed by the teacher.
You were punished if you forgot books or hadn't done your homework. Your mouth was washed with soap (really) if you cursed.
Back then nobody had ADHD or exhibited chronic bad behavior.
Most important of all, the parents didn't make excuses for their kids or tried to get special rules for their "special kid". Everybody was treated the same.
If you got good grades or the teacher commended you, you KNEW you had done a good job. No participation trophies back then.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78120150 I was in school from 1965-1976 and don't remember anything like that. Apparently our schools in Southern New England were the finest in the country. Sounds like you were in a southern military style school. I heard Catholic schools were strict where I came from. I always wished I would have gone to an all boys Catholic school because I would have been a much much better student. As it was I always was in love with some girl and got very little school work done. Pretty girls was a huge distraction for me around 12 years old.
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