Grade School, Middle School, High School

[Taco-Calamitous]

I have a question regarding your grade school (or elementary school, or whatever) years: When you were in grade school, did you have lockers? Did you have different "periods" or classes that you went to, and did these feature different instructors?

I ask this because I see grade school in different media in which I seem to see elements of middle school/high school mixed in, as well. When I went to grade school, we were in one class room all day, and taught by one teacher. We went to the library at a specific time, where there was a librarian, who may or may not have aided the teacher in teaching us. We also went to P.E. in the gym, which was taught by the same teacher. I suppose in 4th or 5th grade, in order to help us make the change from grade school to middle school, after lunch, we were sent to another classroom with a different teacher for the rest of the day. I'm kinda foggy on the details, but that's about what it was. We did not have lockers, either. So, when I saw Tiny Toons, and they had lockers and such, I assumed they were in High School. But Bart and Lisa also had lockers in the Simpsons for some reason. I also vaguely remember some other cartoons/comic strips with similar elements of middle school/high school incorporated into the grade school... realm.

So is grade school different in different areas? What was your grade school like, if you can remember? It's something I've always been vaguely curious about. Maybe I live in happy little country bumpkin land... Anyhoo...

Wuv, Yer Mom