Technology In The 1960's Essay

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Technology in the 1960’s and Now Imagine it’s the 1960’s and having to type a paper like this on an electric typewriter. Or having cars with horsepower all the way in the 400’s. Houses were built with only a few of today’s power tools. Where phones were hung on the wall and had a long coiled cord that extended so someone could move to the next room for privacy. Life in the 1960’s and today had many similar and different technologies involved in school, driving, carpentry, and communication.
School technology in the 1960’s is very similar to today, but still was a whole other experience. School in the 1960’s was similar to today, as both had the occasional test, desks, and boards. In the 1960’s school’s had an overhead projector, very similar to today’s. Differences would be that papers were typed on electric typewriters. The boards were chalk and now they are whiteboards written on with markers. Schools didn’t have very many sports teams, in fact John Vandeel was the on the first soccer team of Illiana Christian High School. Schools today, such as some classrooms in Illiana have a SmartBoard and all have a computer. Schools in the 1960’s did not have Honors or AP classes and didn’t have any exams. School technology wasn’t the only thing comparable to today’s technology. …show more content…

Students could, like today, drive to school or take the more common bus. John Vandeel took the bus for all 4 years of highschool at Illiana Christian from 1966-1969 because he did not own a car. Driver’s ed was all done in the class, with no extra driving time required outside it. Cars in the 1960’s were much faster with horsepower reaching as high as the 400s with engines larger than today. About half of the cars were automatic and half stick-shift, more common than today. Gas was much cheaper, the average being around 35 cents per gallon. The technology in driving isn’t the only comparable

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