Who's allowed
What ages were allowed to attend school?
Ages 4 - 20
What was mostly taught in school?
Reading, writing, and Arithmetic
What clothes that the more wealthy people wear?
Wealthy men in colonial times wore suits that had detailed embroidery along their suits. Their pants were breeches that tied about half way between your ankle and knee and tied with a bow.
Which famous inventor had an impact in education?
Benjamin Franklin
Which way did they spell college?
Colege
Who was the allowed to be in school?
Boys and the most privileged girls
Who taught education classes?
Most parents either home schooled their children, relied on private schools and tutors,and some by ministers.
What clothes do poor people wear?
Would use homespun linen, cotton, or wool cloths to save money.
Who was a major general that helped during education?
General James A. Williams
What was one of the most famous punishments to the students?
The child would be sent out to cut a small branch from a tree and bring it in to the teacher. The teacher would cut a small gap in one end of the branch, and the child would have to balance the stick on his nose with the split end pinching it.
What did the colonies do for the Africans?
Colonial education intended to reduce illiteracy and add skills to African people who could operate in different activities directed.
What class were taught to continue the family business?
Kids in colonial America were taught a trade, usually the one their fathers did, so they could continue the family business when their fathers retired.
What did the rich women wear?
Depending on your ranking in the community and how much money you had the gowns could be embellished with jewels and bows or just a simple dress with a full skirt and simple accessories.
What is the most famous teacher that taught for 70 years?
Ezekiel Cheever, who was born around 1614 and died in 1708. He was a New England Latin grammar instructor, from Puritan England who emigrated to Boston. He taught in four different New England towns.
Where there different seasons boys and girls can be in school?
Boys usually went to school in the winter, when there were fewer farm chores for them to do, while girls and younger children went to school in the summer.