Geniuses At Work Melanie Bray James Klosson Mindy Ruvinsky

What kinds of schools  Dame School For girls  Latin Grammar School To prepare boys for higher education.  District Schools For children of all ages gathered in one room. Usually held students at any given time.

Who were the Teachers  Dame schools were usually taught by older women. ht by young women.  Latin Grammar schools were usually taught by men.  District Schools were usually taught by young women.

Gender Equality  Boys received a different education than girls.  Girls were not required to get a higher education.  Girls and boys attended different schools.

Education for Wealthy Boys  Son’s of planters were often taught at home.  School day started around 7am.  Studied higher math, Greek, Latin, Science, Celestial navigation, Geography, History, Fencing, Social etiquette, and plantation management.  Son’s of wealthy plantation owners were sent to England for boarding school.

Education for Wealthy Girls  Girls were taught by a Governess.  Learned reading, writing, and arithmetic. Also Bible and how to manage household expenses.  Studied art, music,French, social etiquette, needlework, spinning, weaving, cooking, and nursing.  Didn’t get to go to England, because not considered important.

Hornbooks  Was usually a small wooden paddle with a piece of paper glued to it.  Had the alphabet, pairs of letters, religious verses, and often the lord’s prayer.  Some were made of metal, or silver. Some of Ivory and even gingerbread.

Battledore  An early kind of reading book.  Had the alphabet and pairs of letters.  Mixed up the letters of the alphabet.  Had lists of short words and had a short story of fable with pictures to show everyday life.

 Introduced by Benjamin Harris  Letters of the alphabet were illustrated by rhymed couplets  Lessons contained moral texts based on the old testament  2 million were sold in the 18 th century New England Primer

 State would take over  Large towns could afford a qualified master to run a grammar school  Set up free schools Education State Law of 1647

 It began in the home  Taught by mother  trace the alphabet in the ashes and dust by the fireplace  Formal education was unnecessary  Education was available to anyone Education for Everyone

School Day  The day started at 7am.  9am was breakfast  Dinner was from 2-5pm

 used a whispering stick  Children were not allowed to write with their left hands  Dunce caps  Whipping post  were picked up by your seat by your left ear Discipline

Games  Most toys for the non- wealthy children were homemade.  Cornhusk dolls were common to girls.  Boys used corncobs to build cob houses.  Hop scotch  Cats and the cradle

 Dartmouth College- founded in 1770  Rhode Island College  Harvard College-1726  Yale College-1807  Princeton  Kings College Higher Education