Schools have certainly changed considerably in the decades since these evocative pictures were taken.
But the value of the inspirational teachers and the friendships forge there remain as important now as they were all those years ago.
This retro photo gallery shows schools around Sheffield between 1960 and 1979, and some of the teachers and pupils there at the time.
Myers Grove, Jordanthorpe Secondary, Earl Marshal Comprehensive and Westfield are just some of the schools featured in the nostalgic images.
Is your school among those pictured, and what are your abiding memories of your days there?
The photos are taken from The Star’s archives and shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
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1. Chaucer Comprehensive
Chaucer Comprehensive School, on Wordsworth Avenue, Parson Cross, in 1964 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
2. Hopscotch
Brightside Nursery First School, on Jenkin Road, Sheffield, pictured in 1978 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
3. Class photo
Pupils and staff at Low Bradfield Junior and Infant School, on Mill Lee Road, in May 1973, including headteacher Mr Loy and teacher Ruth Labedsz | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers
4. Home time
Pupils heading home from Owler Lane High School (formerly Owler Lane Secondary (Intermediate) School), Sheffield, in July 1964 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd