It depended on the school I went to.
Traditional school was boring, probably becuase many of my teachers had a vested interest in maintaining order rather than imparting actual learning, or making any of what they were teaching relevant to us. It was a lot of “Read pages 234–259 and answer the Qs at the end of the chapter.” Bleah.
The non-traditional Montessori-based arts school I went to was fun! We sang song and wrote plays and created artworks about our subjects. We weren’t forced to sit at our desks until the bell rang because there were no desks! Nor did we have everything lined up just so, or learn things by rote.
There was a lot of hands on learning about scientific and mathematical concepts as opposed to rote learning of multiplication tables. My 3rd and 4th grade classrooms had long tables with some chairs if we didn’t want to write on the floor and cubbyholes to hold our supplies, but the rest of the time we could sprawl out on big pillows and read, or play games and so on. Still learned my fractions and how to write in cursive.