Top 10 School Experiences That Don't Exist Anymore
VOICE OVER: Emily Brayton
WRITTEN BY: George Pacheco
Sharpening pencils, climbing ropes, and waiting weeks for your Scholastic book order — school used to hit different! Join us as we count down our picks for the most nostalgic school experiences that today's students will never get to live through. Which of these throwback classroom moments do you miss the most? Let us know in the comments below! Our countdown includes iconic memories like the glorious TV cart movie days, surviving scorching metal playground slides, folding MASH and cootie catchers in class, pen-and-ink handwriting drills, home economics sewing lessons, dusty chalkboards, terrifying gym rope climbs, Scholastic Book Club paper order forms, hauling encyclopedia volumes from the library, and the legendary overhead projector!
- #9: TV Cart Movie Days
- #8: Metal Slide Playground Equipment
- #7: Playing MASH & Using Cootie Catchers
- #6: Handwriting Practice with Pen & Ink
- #5: Sewing and Home Economics Classes for Everyone
- #4: Using Chalkboards and Chalk
- #3: Rope-Climbing in Gym Class
- #2: Ordering from the Scholastic Book Club with Paper Forms
- #1: Using Physical Encyclopedias for Research
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