How a small town High School in the early 60s did it.

[Frustratedlady]

11. I think a lot of it is students are a name not a number. You don't get lost in the crowd.

In smaller schools, teachers not only taught the students, one on one, if needed, but the students had to take responsibility to manage time since they were so busy with extra-curricular activities. In the process, they learned punctuality and became comfortable using their talents or learning new ones. You were constantly learning and growing.

From middle school through high school, the teachers were there to teach and encourage. What overload you could take off their shoulders, the better. This gave you opportunities to learn how to set up and organize activities such as fundraisers, science fairs, musical performances and so many other tasks that had to be shared because there simply weren't enough hours in the day for the teachers to handle this load. Imagine the lessons we learned from those activities.

When the load was heavier than what the students could handle, in stepped the parents...usually the mothers in support of the band and musical programs (uniforms, instruments and robes), for instance, plus providing transportation to competitions and helping with fundraisers. One big happy family.

I am in my 70s, but I still draw on those experiences and up pop those wonderful memories. I SO wish my grandchildren could have experienced the same.