What was school like in the 1800s

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, one room schoolhouses were the norm in rural areas. A single teacher taught grades one through eight together. The youngest students—called Abecedarians, because they would learn their ABCs—sat in the front, while the oldest sat in the back. The room was heated by a single wood stove.

A single teacher taught all grades.
All students were in the same room.
There were not very many because most could not afford the education.
There were no transportation to get to school, at most schools, boys and girls were separated and the school year was longer.
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