Certain parts of school never really change. Just about everyone can relate to watching the clock crawl toward recess or the final bell. But as analog clocks gradually gave way to digital ones in many classrooms, plenty of other familiar classroom sights quietly disappeared.
Many years ago, most classrooms had dusty chalkboards, whirring projectors, shelves of dog-eared books, and TV carts rolled in on those much-anticipated occasions when a lesson was replaced by a movie. Seeing these things in just about every classroom was once as inevitable as finding gum stuck beneath your flip-top desk—or getting homework.
As classrooms have evolved, these and many other classroom staples have become relics. And if the items in this list spark a wave of nostalgia, you might find yourself wondering when exactly you became one too.
