By: Frances Dodin & Marta Harbuz ID2 Word Slide 2 Why go to
School? Education was very different back then. Not all kids went
to school, we know you might think that that was just because some
kids were homeschooled and that all the kids there where rich
because after all, they did get to the colonies. Actually many kids
didnt go to school because their parents couldnt afford them to go.
The kids that did get to go to school, didnt go for the purpose of
doing math and exploring literature, but they were there to be able
to read and understand the bible. If you think about it this way,
the people who could afford their kids to attend school are the
people who care enough about their religion to spend money on it.
The kids who couldnt afford school simply went by not knowing
anything about their religion beside the basics. Slide 3 Ahh,
School Ahh, School Hey, this is all wrong! Thats much better! This
is what the college of William and Mary looks like! Time Machine:
It is the 2 nd oldest college still standing in 2011, it was built
in 1693 after Harvard (in 1636), being the first. Slide 4 What was
the class like? The colonial school was just one room. Students had
to sit on hard benches. It would get very cold in the winter, so
the children would have to bring firewood for the fire to keep the
classroom warm. If the kids didnt bring the firewood, they would
have to sit in the coldest part of the room as punishment. The
classroom didnt have blackboards, so the children used a lump of
coal or lead on a piece birch bark because making paper was very
expensive. Slide 5 What did kids learn and how? The children
learned from something called a hornbook. A hornbook was used as
our everyday textbook, it was a basic tool that the children used.
As you can see above a hornbook was a paddle with a paper attached
to it and it was covered with a thin shaving of cow horn to keep
the paper from tearing. The paper had the alphabet, in lower case
and uppercase letters, and a prayer written on it. Usually one
teacher taught all the children in all different grades. Spelling
was taught slightly but was not paid attention to because the rules
were not standard, so different people might have had different
spellings of one word. Penmanship (handwriting) was very important.
Students were forced to have a neat handwriting. There were no
books for kids to study off of, they simply used what was written
on the hornbook, because that was what actually mattered in their
education. There were no blackboards. Slide 6 Punishment Ok, so
even though you think all the kids were polite and smart well your
not right! The kids who did not know the lessons were called
dunces. If they misbehaved they would have to sit on a tall stool
and wear a pointed cap on their head. Or, some kids had to wear
signs on themselves that showed that they had not misbehaved he
punishments as you can see were not physical and didnt hurt, but
were hurtful to the childs feelings. Slide 7 Education In the
Colonies (LITERALLY) New England In the New England colonies, the
Puritans built their society almost entirely on the concepts of the
bible. The colonists valued education because they believed that
Satan was keeping those who couldn't read from the scriptures.
Middle Colonies Here, education was in question. The decision of
whether to educate children was left to individual families until
1683, when a Pennsylvania law was passed, requiring that all
children be taught to read and write and be trained in a useful
trade. Pennsylvania's first school was established that same year.
Southern Colonies In the southern colonies, children generally
began their education at home. Because the distances between farms
and plantations made community schools impossible, plantation
owners often hired tutors to teach boys math, classical languages,
science, geography, history, etiquette, and plantation management.
Most then completed their education in England. A governess usually
taught the girls enough reading, writing, and arithmetic to run a
household and the social skills to attract a husband. Slide 8 Dame
School Now, you may wonder, what did the children do before they
went to school? The boys and girls started off in Dame schools or
schools that were taught in a teachers home. They would have to
read from a book called the New England Primer to learn their
lessons. The children learned how to read and write and when they
were done, they were finished with Dame school. Slide 9 The
Difference Between Boys and Girls The boys were generally the more
intelligent children. Why? Because the law stated that boys should
learn more than just to read and write. Later, the boys memorized
every lesson in New England Primer and moved on to a Latin grammar
school to prepare for college and an eventual religious or
political career. Girls would also learn to read and write, but the
people felt that the ladies should learn to cook, wash, and take
care of a home and a family. Slide 10 Colleges Colleges werent as
important to the kids at the time of the 13 colonies, but it
allowed the graduates to get good positions in government or good
jobs depending on their skill. Order of First Colleges in the
Colonies New College [1] (Harvard University) The College of
William & Mary Collegiate School (Yale University) Academy of
Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) College of New Jersey
(Princeton University) King's College (Columbia University in the
City of New York) College in the English Colony of Rhode Island
& Providence Plantations (Brown University) Queen's College
(Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey) Dartmouth College
Slide 11 So, this is how the colonies education differed from ours!
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