We also had cadet training and a shooting range in the basement of the school. We had a smoking room IN our high school. We made clay ashtrays as gifts for Mother's Day.whether moms smoked or not!?- Mark April 24, 2022 We used to tell time by how many cigarettes she had in her ashtray.- rbe April 24, 2022 Also, my biology teacher smoked in the classroom. Here are a few responses that’ll show today’s kids just how crazy life used to be in the '70s and '80s. While others explained that life was perilous for a kid, whether it was the school playground equipment or questionable car seats.
How would a child of today react if their third grade teacher lit up a heater in the middle of math class?ĭan Wuori, senior director of early learning at the Hunt Institute, tweeted that his high school had a smoking area “for the kids.” He then asked his followers to share “something you experienced as a kid that would blow your children’s minds.”Ī lot of folks responded with stories of how ubiquitous smoking was when they were in school.
This sea change in public opinion about smoking means there are fewer places where smoking is deemed acceptable.īut in the early '80s, you could smoke on a bus, on a plane, in a movie theater, in restaurants, in the classroom and even in hospitals. In 1965, 42.4% of Americans smoked and now, it’s just 12.5%. Another big difference between now and life in the '70s and '80s has been public attitudes toward smoking cigarettes.