15 Playground Rules from the Past That Would Never Fly Today
Playgrounds used to be wild, risky, and mostly unsupervised — but many of the old rules (or lack of them) would never be allowed today.
Playgrounds used to be wild, risky, and mostly unsupervised — but many of the old rules (or lack of them) would never be allowed today.
There are unspoken social rules everyone is expected to know, even though no one really teaches them.
Some school rules from the past were so strict or outdated that they would never be accepted in today’s classrooms.
Classrooms in the ’80s were a whole different world—less filtered, more direct, and full of moments that would never fly today. Teachers had a level of freedom that sometimes walked the line between old-school discipline and serious HR violations. What seemed normal then might be a breaking news headline now.
NASCAR has evolved significantly over the years, as have its rules—though not all of them made much sense to begin with. Some of the old regulations appeared strange, confusing, or simply funny when viewed through today's lens.
Classroom rules in the ’70s were so strict and outdated that they’d probably get a school sued today.