Teens of the 1960s

The times have changed since teenagers of the 1960s were attending high school. Most modern day teenagers will discover that they have had a much different school experience than that of their parents. Socially acceptable behavior and expectations, both inside and outside the classroom, have been switched. In the 1960's, preparing to go to college was not as forced as much as it is in 2015. It was not as important to go to college.

One could have a high school education and still get a decent job after graduating. This is becoming impossible with the way the school systems are. How they require so much schooling towards it. As a result, the average student did not have as much homework as today's students have. If college was in someone's future, admission was based a lot of if you were in sports or had a perfect GPA.

Being in sports, doing community service, and maintaining a job were not requirements for colleges as they are today. Few teenagers even had jobs while in high school in the 1960's. In 2015, at least half of all teens attending school have, at one time or another, had a job. As our society grows more complicated, the future for us teenagers of 2015 become more difficult.

Teenagers stayed innocent much longer than teens do today. Dress codes required much more modest apparel and were strictly enforced. Girls had to wear skirts that went to their knees or be sent home. Teens went to bed early and got up early, although not as early as some of the schools today require, sleeping about nine hours. Many teens in 2015 are lucky to get six hours of sleep due to the late bedtimes and early rising times. Of course, teenagers today sleep in on the weekends and teenagers then did not.