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who is the teacher

parents taught their kids home skills and practical life skills to survive. during this time parents also taught their kids basic reading and math

what is being taught

basic math and reading also surviving skills

location of teaching

at home

materials used

slates and chalkboards

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who is the teacher

people who are strongly connected into church, they were taught in small buildings

what is being taught

reading, writing, math and citizenship, and world history. wealthier boys were taught greek, latin and english and advanced math, geography, literature, and science

location

a secondary school was started for those who could afford it

material

mcguffey readers

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american common school period 1840 - 1888 

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american common school period 1840 - 1888 

# data[].attributes.body
who is the teacher

in rural areas teachers taught all grades in a school house, low salaries, normal school allowed teachers to be trained

what is being taught

moral learning, reading, spelling, history, biology, botany, literature, speech, and lessons on proper behavior

location

school houses

materials

basic paper and pencils and books

# data[].attributes.body
who is the teacher

mostly women, teachers were considered professionals, emphasis placed on educational theory.

what is being taught

critical thinking skills along with math, english, writing, spelling and behavior etiquette. focused to turned to students as individuals and high school diplomas became important in finding a job.

location

school houses and large school buildings.

materials

textbooks, and basic school utensils.

# data[].attributes.body
who is the teacher

anyone who had a teaching job

what is being taught

career and technical schools become a thing, school was canceled or shortened so there wasn't much taught in general

location

decent sized school buildings

materials

families couldn't afford school supplies