Comments on: Back to School–1800′s Style! http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2008/09/10/back-to-school-1800s-style/ Romancing The West Tue, 22 May 2012 18:21:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Diane Cox http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2008/09/10/back-to-school-1800s-style/comment-page-1/#comment-35336 Diane Cox Mon, 03 May 2010 16:49:17 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=2985#comment-35336 Excellent article on education in the 1800s. IMO, education should be aimed at developing the most well-rounded young people, instead of computerized automatons that can't hold an in-person conversation. We no longer honor the beauty of handcrafted items and there is a giant hole in the satisfaction level of many of our citizens because of this one-sided approach to learning. Excellent article on education in the 1800s. IMO, education should be aimed at developing the most well-rounded young people, instead of computerized automatons that can’t hold an in-person conversation. We no longer honor the beauty of handcrafted items and there is a giant hole in the satisfaction level of many of our citizens because of this one-sided approach to learning.

]]> By: Ada Settle http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2008/09/10/back-to-school-1800s-style/comment-page-1/#comment-31400 Ada Settle Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:50:41 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=2985#comment-31400 Hi. I enjoyed your article. I'm a teacher and though I pity the students, I actually feel more sorry for the teacher that has to grade this test! I think it would take forever!!! Luckily we have scantron now!! I read somewhere, that some teachers had up to 92 students in a one room school house. I have had up to 52, and almost pulled all my hair out. They deserved more money...but then again, so do teachers now! Thanks for the info. Ada A Teacher in Florida Hi. I enjoyed your article. I’m a teacher and though I pity the students, I actually feel more sorry for the teacher that has to grade this test! I think it would take forever!!! Luckily we have scantron now!!
I read somewhere, that some teachers had up to 92 students in a one room school house. I have had up to 52, and almost pulled all my hair out. They deserved more money…but then again, so do teachers now!
Thanks for the info.
Ada
A Teacher in Florida

]]> By: Sue http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2008/09/10/back-to-school-1800s-style/comment-page-1/#comment-13849 Sue Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:06:21 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=2985#comment-13849 I'm with the "I hated Algebra club." It may have been the teacher. My favorite - Biology. I would have probably failed the old test. The one room school is a fond memory of my grade school years. There was an 8th grade exam that every country school child had to pass to go to town for high school. Don't know why the town kids didn't have to take the test. Looking back, the top students in the graduating classes usually came from the one room schools around the county. Maybe it was the more individual attention or maybe that we heard all the lessons over and over for 8 years. I’m with the “I hated Algebra club.” It may have been the teacher. My favorite – Biology. I would have probably failed the old test.

The one room school is a fond memory of my grade school years. There was an 8th grade exam that every country school child had to pass to go to town for high school. Don’t know why the town kids didn’t have to take the test. Looking back, the top students in the graduating classes usually came from the one room schools around the county. Maybe it was the more individual attention or maybe that we heard all the lessons over and over for 8 years.

]]> By: Pam Crooks http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2008/09/10/back-to-school-1800s-style/comment-page-1/#comment-13835 Pam Crooks Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:39:08 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=2985#comment-13835 What a fascinating explanation, Mary, about why married women couldn't teach or hold other jobs. That would fit right into the thinking they would've had back then. I honestly never thought of it that way. What a fascinating explanation, Mary, about why married women couldn’t teach or hold other jobs. That would fit right into the thinking they would’ve had back then. I honestly never thought of it that way.

]]> By: Pam Crooks http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2008/09/10/back-to-school-1800s-style/comment-page-1/#comment-13834 Pam Crooks Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:37:38 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=2985#comment-13834 Fedora, you sound like a smart lady! Physics and engineering? Yeesh! You are so out of my league. LOL. And yes, the teacher is absolutely the key. It's important to show how much we appreciate the good ones, isn't it? Fedora, you sound like a smart lady! Physics and engineering? Yeesh! You are so out of my league. LOL.

And yes, the teacher is absolutely the key. It’s important to show how much we appreciate the good ones, isn’t it?

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