Geniuses At Work

1. Geniuses At Work Melanie Bray James Klosson Mindy Ruvinsky

2. 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 30-50 students at any given time.

3. 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.

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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9.  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 18th century New England Primer

10. 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

11. Education for Everyone  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

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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Higher Education  Dartmouth College-founded in 1770  Rhode Island College  Harvard College-1726  Yale College-1807  Princeton  Kings College -1760