@LukeAlmighty Pretty much, yeah. During primary school, half of the time we sat on the ground and listened to the teacher, since its more intimate in a way. And during assemblies and sport we had to sit on the ground as well.
And during highschool we had to sit on the ground whenever we did stuff outside the classroom, the main thing being the school wide roll-call that happened in the morning.
Sitting on the ground was the norm for both at recess and lunch.