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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25. Lowfield Juniors
Lowfield Junior School pupils outside the White House on Bramall Lane, Sheffield, which they were attempting to save from demolition, in February 1973. With them are teacher Dorothy Dromgoole and headteacher Christopher Rosling | Sheffield Newspapers
26. Myers Grove
Myers Grove Secondary School, Wood Lane, Sheffield, in 1979 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield City Council
27. Beck School
Pupils from Beck School stage a Christmas concert to collect food for the Sheffield Star and Telegraph Old Folks Fund in December 1979
28. Malin Bridge Primary School
An aerial view of Malin Bridge Primary School, on Dykes Lane, Hillsborough, Sheffield. This photo was taken some time between 1960 and 1979. The exact date is unknown.