Elementary School
Middle School
High School
College
Teaching
100
True or false? Elementary school was commonly called primary school.
true
100
True or false? Middle school has always been referred to as middle school
False, it was called Junior High
100
True or false? High School was sometimes called senior high.
True, in fact our official school name is Seminole Senior high school
100
True or false? More women were attending college than men
True
100
Were there more male or female teachers in the 1960s?
There were more female teachers in the 1960s.
200
Was there a dress code?

Yes, it was a very strict dress code, including it was mandatory that girls dressed like girls and boys dressed like boys.

200
How many kids per classroom?
40 person maximum.
200

What time did school usually start?

a. 8:30

b. 7:10

c. 9:25

b. 7:10,  most schools in the 1960s started at this time.
200
what was the crazy saying that women had to do around men?

a. smile and nod

b. keep three feet on the floor

c. never say never

b. this was to prevent any inappropriate behavior.
200

what did Ronald Reagan freeze in 1966?

teachers salaries
300

What age did kids start going to school?

a. when they felt like it

b.3

c. 5 years old

c. 5 years old, there were no pre-schools or nurseries in the 1960s
300

Lunch and recess sometimes combined.

True

False

True
300

Students were automatically sent home if they were out of dress code.

True

False

True
300

At school girls were subjected to curfews, dorm visitation restrictions, close supervision, signing in and out when leaving, call restrictions, and sleep restrictions. which one is not true?

sleep restrictions.
300
Was there a dress code for teachers?
There was no official dress code for teachers in the 1960s.
400
What did the students learn about?

a. the arts and physical fitness

b. literature an psychology

c. basic math, science, social studies, reading, and writing

c.
400
What was the most common form of punishment in the 1960s?

a. paddling 

b. detention

c. sitting in the corner

a.Paddling, by the principle.
400

How long was after school detention?

a. 3-4 hours

b.1-2 hours

c.30-45 minutes

b. 1-2 hours
400

what happened if girls didn't fallow their curfew?

a.get the date jerk

b.nothing

c.get kicked out 

a. get the date jerk
400
What freedom did teachers have?

A. Freedom to try creative ideas in an effort to improve education 

B. Freedom to punish kids however they wanted

C. Freedom to teach kids whatever they wanted 

A.
500

For girls while in a kneeling position, what did they have to do?

a. cross their legs

b. make their skirt touch the floor

c.keep their chin up

b. make their skirt touch the floor.
500
what kinds of electives did kids take?

a. chorus, band, and orchestra

b. French, Spanish, and Chinese

c. metal shop, wood shop, and mechanical writing.

c. Although most of these are not offered in schools today
500
Did students have to wear uniforms, yes or no?
no
500
What kinds of advice were girls bombarded with?

 a. to stay up late and party

b. from how to use a fork to when to shake someones hand

c. how to make their beds

b. boys were never given as nearly as many rules or anything compared to the girls.
500
what did teachers have to do to improve education for students?

a. encourage higher standards

b. provide them with school supplies

c. test them more

a. encourage higher standards
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