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[quote=Anonymous]We had 2 TVs - one in the living room, one in my parents room. We got a third when we were in late middle school/high school.

There wasn’t a lot on, there wasn’t streaming to mindlessly watch. My brothers wanted to play video games, my parents wanted to watch their shows in the evening. It wasn’t a TV per person or a phone/iPad with unlimited access.

I didn’t push back when my parents told me to go outside, upstairs, read a book, do my homework.

Education was generally better. One thing that really stands out to me is the common core math. When I was in 8th grade, I didn’t understand algebra the way I was being taught, so my dad taught me again at home. That’s not allowed now because kids have to do things the way the school is teaching or it’s wrong, even if it’s the correct outcome. Learning didn’t used to be so standardized and mindless.

I had hobbies that could be done around the house. Lots of art, did puzzles, reading, helping cook dinner and bake. I didn’t need a rigid extra curricular calendar to be well rounded.[/quote]

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