How were schools
Where were rich girls usually taught?
At home
Which were the most common punishment?
hitting with sticks or wearing the dunces hat
Define Dame school
A schoolrun by a woman in her front room, a chil might learn to count and say the alphabet in return of a few pennies. The cheapest school
What did children use to write?
slates and slate pencils
How many important dates we remark?
7
When did the education beacome compulsory from 5 to 10 years?
1880
What subjects did rich boys have?
Latin,Greek,History, Literature, Geography, Science and Sports
What did older students use to write?
copybooks and metal nibbed wooden pen
When did the goverment introduced the "Elementary Education Act"?
1870
When did the physical punishments end?
1986