EDUC247 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Separate Spheres, Classroom Management, Willard Hall
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Do not debate what is in the textbook. Not having discussion or teacher as a friend. The learner as a sponge- absorb what is said. Recitations as one of the most common methods. Make a poor speller eat letters the teacher cut from the newspaper. Corporal punishment still legal in 19 states. Don"t want women to be apart of the public sphere (government and work) Want women to be a part of the private sphere (the family) Able to raise children who are good students and people. Young, unmarried woman paid half of a married man. It sucked, but at least it was a career for women. Will not drink, buy cigarettes, be in carriage with any other man other than brother/father, no dress more than 2 in. above ankles. Most schools didn"t want a married teacher. School was a special place for female teachers and students. Women had higher grades, higher graduation rates.