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Schooling/Education
In 19th Century England
Methods
Methodology
-In the 19th century, normally there were one-room schoolhouses.
-Grades from 1-8 would be taught by one teacher together
-The youngest children who were called Abecedarians, would sit in the front and learn their ABCs; The oldest would sit in the back.
With no transportation, schoolhouses were built 1 or 5 miles away from the students which had to walk
standard victorian clasroom
Ostracism in classrooms
- There were different gendered lessons as well as classrooms in larger schools.
- Many of the poor did not go to school.
- You went to school depending on your sex, religion, social class, and parents finances.
- Schooling of all types was not free until the year 1891. Queen Victoria’s reign brought a lot of improvements to the education of children in England, especially the poor ones.
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Types of schools
-There were many different types of schools. “Ragged”, public, private, and elementary schools.
-Lower class went to ragged schools, mainly funded through charities. Staff included both paid teachers and middle-class volunteers. These schools also offered free meals and clothing.
Ragged schools originated out of Sunday schools. Which were started in 1780 by Robert Rakes to teach children how to read the bible. The bible at the time was the most commonly found book so it was basic to learn from. The idea of these schools soon came to London.
- By 1870 there were over 100 ragged schools in London
- The English called their most elite and expensive schools Public schools.
Ragged schools
Ragged classrooms
Ragged classrrooms
Schooling for the wealthy
-Wealthy children often had their schooling done at home.
-Before the establishment of ragged schools, often times children that were born into wealth were the only ones that could afford to attend school
examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJlzO5CCEGc
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Bibliography
sources
https://flowvella.com/s/39b7/9A660683-4431-4DD3-B72C-76A3C7590166
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/victorians/children/schools.htm
https://www.bl.uk/victorian-britain/articles/education-in-victorian-britain