Education and Schooling

Nora Hampton (1895-1918): Education and Schooling

Nora was lucky enough to stay in education until she was in her late teens. She wrote about her schooling in a …

Schooling is a topic that Daisy discusses extensively in her memoirs, though this is perhaps due to the impact it had upon …

“I always got on well with my teachers, although I was so dumb” (1.21) The 20th century introduced a variety …

Faizur Rasul was never interested in his school life when he was younger. Instead, he became inspired by Gandhi and was consequently …

‘I was no genius, but I seemed to have more than average intelligence.’ (5) Edith dedicates large portions of her memoir to …

Within James Ashley’s memoir there is little evidence to suggest the type of experience he had during his time in education, as …

The village elementary school which came under the auspices of the church, was a very good one (13) This post is the …

Education for Victorian working-class women was somewhat of a luxury. The 1870 Education Act gave children an elementary education up to thirteen, …

“Church Street School was always, it seemed to me, either cold and damp or dry and hot, never anything in between. The …

‘The school had an appearance of freshness and tidiness, everything seemed quiet and under control’ (pg.1) – Robinson, C. (1982) These We …