My kindergarten teacher (who my sister and 2 brothers also had) would make us wear an old long black skirt (even the boys) if we came to school with wet pants.
My brother in law used to talk into a fake cell phone; if he noticed someone staring at him he would say just a minute, turn to the person and say ’it’s for you’.
When I was in school, parents were expected to be part of the education experience – PTA, class trips, teacher’s helper, etc. There also were Parent Teacher conferences to keep parents up to date on they classwork and parents were expected to help.
Did WWII rations have pull tops??? I thought they needed a small, hinged type can opener.