What do you think of school | 1970s UK schools | 1970s Education | Hard Times | Report | 1977

The age old question - What do you think of school?
Documentary report - Our schools Hard times
First shown: 04/05/1977
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[@version736ha2]

Good old days when all London kids, black white whatever, had that London accent

[@jordanhtiffirg1990]

People still have a London accent it's just things change over time. You can still find people talk on this Cockley accent in East London. Remember You wouldn't even of been able to understand someone 200 years ago in London

[@version736ha2]

@@jordanhtiffirg1990 you'd struggle to find it, this one just on the streets. Its now a weird cum bucket of hybrids and god knows whats. Point is there isn't a general accent like there used to be. Did you grow up in London in 70s 80s etc?

[@jamesoneill2933]

For some it was simply an affectation as many ethnic kids just tried to fit in.

[@dianestahr4421]

Cockney accent is not just limited to the east end.

[@jordanhtiffirg1990]

@@dianestahr4421 of course but its more predominant there im from south and none us black youths Speak like that unless we were brought up around more white people

[@michaelrender1584]

My experience of school was terrible I was a 70s 80s school kid I had dyslexia dyspraxia undiagnosed ADHD I ended up with borderline personality disorder my exam results were ungradable school crushed anything in me the teachers were terrible sadistic bullies they dished out forced control

[@hopebgood]

I went to a very posh grammar school at the same time as you michael. The teachers at my school were equally fucking awful. They seemed to think of us "pupils" as burdens. Wanna hug? Need a hug? Well, you're getting one anyway. *HUG*

[@notmyrealaccount8564]

It’s weird how some young people in the past look really old for their age… Even sound it too.

[@atomictraveller]

other people aren't much like you imagine try growing up in britain in the 1970s, then deal with arizona or los angeles gang life. the first time you see a bunch of dudes all doing the same chick then you find out about what the ma5on kids do

[@YorickReturns]

Life was harder back then.

[@notmyrealaccount8564]

I’ve heard it is just psychological but I’ve also heard that people are just generally better and younger looking now than they were probably because of natural selection but also better skincare products like sunblock which stops people from turning their skin into leather by the age of 25. Could be all the chemicals in the water though. 😄

[@gee4947]

Fashion, styles. Hairstyles and make up or lack of, are all very dating

[@hopebgood]

1:04 Trisha Yates from Grange Hill!

[@noelmcauliffe]

It was compulsory for every school to have a Tricia Yates,mine was Tracey Herbert,who was yours?

[@hopebgood]

@@noelmcauliffe Tracey Herbert. That sounds so made up mate! Ours was Jackie Stokes. She was ok though. My school had every sort of person you could imagine and we all got on ok.

[@noelmcauliffe]

@@hopebgood Hahaha yeah I know mate,and same here,grew up and schooled in east London,the only rivalry about colour was between our year groups house colours ie. Red/green/blue/yellow.

[@gee4947]

Lol, I definitely got biker Grove vibes watching this.

[@hopebgood]

@@noelmcauliffe Sourf East London for me 😉 Jackie Stokes came to a school disco one time with so much hair lacquer in her past-the-shoulder length wavy blonde hair that her hair didn't move when she turned her head.

[@tintin30ify]

Thank you ❤

[@pismaniye9717]

Old gold days...

[@michalbock7648]

I like the way they speak. No school kids speak like that today and whites do not make up majority in theb british schools anymore.

[@Trish-ql9kz]

Don’t know where you were but I was schooled in South London in the 70’s and it was 50/50

[@blissy1]

One student has an opinion that could be the reason for the unlawful behaviour and violence you have in London today

[@tintin30ify]

And of course there are no subtitles...,.... Could you please turn on the CC Closed Caption button? Thanks.......

[@LR_84]

Learn English then ya knob

[@mickppaul-ii9bd]

Not like "Please Sir eh😂 lol ......

[@garybrockwell2031]

Children identifying as London's children 😢🙏 🆘🇬🇧✌️

[@angelacooper2661]

I was growing up during that decade - here I would have been seven and moving from infant to junior school at the time. So much younger than these kids!

[@laurakojobeecham4872]

Love that the teacher is a black woman!

[@FHIPrincePeter]

Why ? What difference does it make?

[@shellyshell3622]

Why do they all chew gum in class anyone know ??😊

[@ashleyiguess]

I've heard that chewing gum whilst working helps you concentrate better