I can't remember that much about kindergarten, but do remember that we had "nap" time. We each had a small rug we brought from home and they were stored there. We got out our rugs and took a "nap". I was one of those kids who couldn't "nap", but we did have to be quiet. Then the teachers, there were two, would tickle the cheek of someone with a feather and then that child would tickle the cheek of everyone else. Nap time over......
Now, since my family were educators also, I remember my mom taking me to both first and second grade the first day and telling my teachers they had her permission to "make me behave". How embarrasing is that, in front of the class. I never wanted the teacher to have to "make me behave", so for the most part, I behaved like an angel. Oh, I did my little bit of talking out of turn as all kids do, but I don't remember any upheavals in class and teachers calling kids stupid or belittling them. We did have our own desks from first grade on, so that may have made some kind of difference. We each had our own "space".
I haven't been in a kindergarten or early grade class, so I don't know if each child has his own space or not. Anyone clue me in? I wonder if things have changed so much that behavior can't be controlled as well as it used to be way back then.