It’s the truth, Ruth.

Old TV on a cart with a VCR below, reminiscent of classroom setups in the late 1990s to early 2000s

Soap dispenser attached to a tiled wall, containing pink liquid soap

Hand catching Boraxo powdered soap from dispenser with "Moisten hands before using" instruction

A round, stone-wash bathroom sink with a hands-free soap dispenser in a public restroom. Urinals and tiled walls are visible in the background

March 2003 lunch menu for Texarkana Independent School District. Menu includes food options for each weekday and notes "spring break" from March 17th-21st

old desk

playground equipment

Sanford King Size permanent marker with a black cap and striped design, lying on a white surface

chalk

Alphabet wall in a classroom showing letters G, H, I, J, K, and L with images of a goat, hat, iguana, and blank cards for J, K, and L

Lined paper sheet with solid and dashed lines for handwriting practice

Two vintage metal scissors with wear and rust are placed on a wooden surface, blades closed, resembling the shape of glasses

Hand holding a well-used eraser with numerous small black dots and markings, with the background showing part of a bed

Two multicolor pens with color samples on paper: teal, lime, purple, pink on the left; purple, pink, yellow, orange on the right

A collection of small, fruit-shaped erasers featuring designs such as watermelon slices, oranges, bananas, strawberries, cherries, and apples

A metal stool with four legs and a circular seat. The stool has a footrest ring near the base of the legs

A person is seen writing on a paper with an overhead projector displaying a chart and shadows of hands. Several people are seated in the background

An open watercolor paint set with eight different colors and a paintbrush inside a yellow plastic case

Old-fashioned wall-mounted pencil sharpener with a crank handle on a wooden block

A storage room filled with various sports equipment including exercise balls, mats, and hula hoops. Shelves are lined with colorful items and boxes

A large, empty school cafeteria with long tables and benches. A stage with a wooden floor, blue curtains, and a white screen is in the background. An American flag is visible

Plastic Spacemaker pencil box with a dimpled surface and purple bottom, placed on a wooden surface

Text reads: "WHO REMEMBERS DRAWING BIRDS LIKE THIS?" with simple V-shaped drawings of birds in between the text

A classroom chair with a molded plastic seat and backrest, metal legs, and a radiator in the background

A fish patty sandwich in a tray with a blue background. The sandwich has a bread bun and a breaded fish patty

A Casio fx-300MS scientific calculator on a wooden surface, displaying "80085". The calculator cover shows quick reference guides for various mathematical functions

Plastic base ten blocks of various configurations: single cubes, rods of ten, flat squares of hundred cubes, and stacked rods

Vintage Halloween decorations feature smiling jack-o'-lanterns, witches, a black cat, an owl, a spooky house, and a black cat on a pumpkin with a witch hat

A collection of colorful sports pinnies arranged in a circle, with a red rectangular piece of fabric placed nearby

A hand with a pointing finger touches a textured brick wall, highlighting a narrow groove between bricks

Three mini-clock educational tools branded "Judy," each displaying different times: 3:00, 2:00, and 6:20

Two-sided Doppel Läufer eraser with "Universal-0440" text, used for removing pencil marks

Drawing with a sun in the corner, above text: "Admit it, you always put the sun in the corner of the paper when drawing."

Person writing notes on their arm with a pen while studying from an open book

Classroom with chairs placed upside down on desks, each chair leg fitted with a tennis ball

A container of Pentel Hi-Polymer Super HB lead refills, 0.7mm size, with a blue cap, containing 30 pieces of lead for mechanical pencils

A close-up of a hand breaking a blue mechanical pencil with the text: "brain: break, me: why? brain: you gotta."

Tweet from @MikeDubsRadio: "I feel bad for kids nowadays, they just get to see if school is closed on the Internet. They’ll never have the excitement of waiting to see your school scroll across the bottom of the tv screen like it’s the NFL Draft."

A close-up of a hand peeling off a translucent layer of skin-like material

Link from The Legend of Zelda slashing with a sword, with the text "No one:" and "Me in the third grade:" showing multiple pens as the sword

A pile of Box Tops for Education coupons with varying expiration dates, used to raise money for schools

Empty science classroom with rows of lab tables, stools, cabinets, and sinks under large windows. No people present

can wrapped in alumnium foil

A large, elaborate wooden playground structure with slides, bridges, and towers, designed to resemble a castle, set in an outdoor park

Four small treasure chest toys, one open and three closed. The chests are brightly colored and made of plastic

game show host Bob Barker poses by one of the game props at CBS Studios to celebrate his 30th anniversary as host of "The Price Is Right"

A thick book with red edges is wrapped in a plain brown paper cover, revealing only the spine and edge of the pages

A dusty chalkboard eraser rests on a ledge beneath a chalkboard