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EDUCATION
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1. What did
schools look like? Children were taught in small log cabins. They had
only one room with four walls and a roof and one or two windows for
light. They had rough benches to sit on and rough tables.
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by Ashley
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2. DISCIPLINE: If a child didn't
bring his share of wood for heat he was given the seat in the back
near the outside door, which was a cold spot indeed on a winter's
day. The teacher whipped the children.
3. SCHOOL SUPPLES: The early
schools had only two books for students: the Bible and primer. Some
students used a hornbook. A hornbook was a wooden paddle with a
piece of paper on it that showed letters, numbers, and bible verses
that they used for paper and charcoal for pencils.
4. How they got to school? Some
children had to walk to school. Other children rode horses to school.
5.What teachers did: Teachers
taught little children how to read, spell, and do math. The teacher
had a variety of jobs besides teaching students. She had to start the
fire every morning and scrub the school room. Teachers had to wear at
least two petticoats and they had to make sure their dresses were no
more then two inches above their ankles and their clothes were dark
colors.
6. What was different ? The
teachers had to light the fire early in the morning, had longer
school days, had a little building, had no maps or black boards.
Pencils were very rare.
7. Extra information: The school
had only one room. The only heat came from the fireplace.
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written by
Ashley,Kayla, and Marie
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SCHOOL HOUSE
POEM
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by Kayla and
Marie
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- School is free.
- That is where we like to
be.
- Go to school and you shall
see
- You can be smart just like
me.
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