Tag: History
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Seattle: Blackboard Signed By Students In 1938 Was Found Behind The Wall Of Queen Anne School During Construction Works
Demolition crews uncovered a chalkboard buried behind a wall at a Seattle school that gave a glimpse into the past.
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4000-year-old Writing Board By An Egyptian Student With Teacher’s Spelling Corrections In Red
A student’s writing board from the Middle Kingdom period, circa 1981–1802 BCE. The red marks are those of a teacher correcting their student’s spelling.
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Rewind: A 110-year-old 8th-grade exam. Can you pass the test?
This copy of the Eighth Grade Exam for Bullitt County Schools in 1912 was donated to the Bullitt County History Museum. We thought you might like to see what the test looked like more than a hundred and ten years ago. Obviously it tested some things that were more relevant at that time than now,…
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The Invention Of Childhood And Its Impact On Education
Servants, apprentices, knitters, chore doers, etc… were the norm of what one would call childhood before the 19th century. It was no surprise to be put under such a condition, even in the account of Abraham Lincoln, it was well known that his childhood is described as being a slave, a slave to his father.…