22nd
October
1877
1877
| On parade at Cathedine School... |
| Reading,
writing, and arithmetic were the most
important lessons in the Victorian schoolroom. The official Log Book of
Llanfilo School in 1887
mentioned a way of making sums more interesting... |
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22nd
October
1877 |
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"Knowing the importance of Arithmetic, I work very hard with that subject. They brighten when I talk of nuts, eggs, and apples"... |
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The idea of using everyday objects to make school lessons easier to understand has been around for a long time, and nuts, eggs, and apples were ideal for these country children ! | |||
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Drawing
by
Rob Davies |
As well as
arithmetic and the other usual subjects,
many Victorian schools were also keen on teaching "drill",
with the children marching and doing
exercises
all together. These lessons were like an early kind of PE to
keep the 'scholars' fit, but they were also found to be useful for producing
better discipline. The example below is from the official Log Book of Cathedine School in 1888... |
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1st
June
1888 |
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"On
Friday afternoon from 4 to 4.30, Sergeant D.Phillips gave all the bigger
boys a Lesson in Military Drill".
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RDR
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