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Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 158
ISBN-13: 1563112957
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →(From the introduction) The material for Vinton County and Its Families was compiled over a period of many years. The information included is principally from 1850, the date of the establishment of the county, to the near present time (1996).
Author: Wayne Edison Fuller
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 164
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Midwest's one-room schools were, Fuller observes, the most democratic in the nation. Located in small, independent school districts, these schools virtually wiped out illiteracy, promoted democratic values, and opened up new vistas beyond the borders of their students' lives. Entire communities, Fuller shows, revolved around these schools. At various times they were used as churches, polling places, sites of political caucuses, and meeting halls for local organizations. But as America urbanized and the movement to consolidate took hold in rural counties, these little centers of learning were left at the margins of the educational system. Some were torn down, some left to weather away, some sold at auction, and still others transformed into museums. Despite its demise, Fuller argues, here was a school system that worked. His book offers a timely reminder of what schools can accomplish when communities work closely together to educate their children.
Author: Samuel Stransham Brodbelt
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Published: 1955
Total Pages: 104
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 846
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William Lynwood Montell
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2011-02-18
Total Pages: 415
ISBN-13: 0813139503
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This colorful collection of stories celebrates a fascinating aspect of Kentucky’s cultural heritage in “a fascinating look back at a bygone era” (Kentucky Monthly). In an educational era defined by large school campuses and overcrowded classrooms, it is easy to overlook the era of one-room schools, when teachers filled every role, including janitor, and provided a family-like atmosphere in which children also learned from one another. In Tales from Kentucky One-Room School Teachers, oral historian William Lynwood Montell reclaims an important part of Kentucky's social, cultural, and educational heritage, assembling a fascinating collection of schoolroom stories. The firsthand narratives and anecdotes in this collection cover topics such as teacher-student relationships, day-to-day activities, lunchtime foods, students' personal relationships, and, of course, the challenges of teaching in a one-room school. Montell includes tales about fund-raising pie suppers, pranks, outrageous student behavior—such as the quiet little boy whose first “sharing” involved profanity—and many other topics. Montell even includes some of his own memories from his days as a pupil in a one-room school.
Author: United States. Office of Education
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Published: 1937
Total Pages: 210
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