Victorian Education
by What was school like for Victorian children.
Many Poor children did not receive an education as they were sent out to work for the family – or sold to employers as workers,
Until late in Queen Victoria’s reign – 1870 – when the Education Act was passed to offer a place in schools for all children aged between 5 and 13.
Children from rich families always received an education
Often homes would employ a Governess to teach the children at home
Schools were harsh places and teachers often had a rod to beat naughty children.
Children wrote on small slate boards with a pencil made from slate
Often lessons were copied down from a board and had to be learned off by heart.
An abacus was used to learn maths
Some villages had “Dame Schools” – run by a single woman and were often more a child minding service than a pace to learn things.
Education for Girls
- Singing
- Playing the piano
- Sewing
- French
- How to be a good Wife
- How to be a good Mother
- Simple mathematics
- Reading, writing and literature
- Manners
- Morals
- Religion
Education for Boys
- Morals
- Religion
- Manners
- Maths
- English
- Literature
- Woodwork
- Sciences
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Post CommentLumem
On June 6, 2009 at 12:38 pm
I would like to find out what was the influence of education on the British population during the victorian era.
lumemeta
On June 6, 2009 at 12:41 pm
I would like to find out what was the influence of education on the British population during the victorian era. what was the influence of the system of education on the British population during the Victorian era?