An old school

A few weeks ago when my friend was visiting in Stockholm we went sightseeing.
Among the various places we visited, we went to Skansen.
although it was a somewhat cloudy day, we could enter some houses.
Among the few, this old school ^^
It made me think of old movies and Astrid Lindgren's Alla barn i Bullerbyn ^^
I wonder why it was this sweet and so much more school-like than what we are used to in today's school.

Was it better in the old days? ^^