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Education and life in the Victorian classroom

Education and life in the Victorian classroom
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  • Education and life in the Victorian classroom
  • Duration: 01:32
  • A look at education in Victorian times. Discipline and good manners were insisted on. Lessons involved much repetition and children were taught subjects that would be of use to them in their future work. The Education Acts of 1870, 1880 and 1891 had a major impact on learning opportunities for children. Until 1891, schooling was not free. Men like Thomas Barnardo set up 'ragged schools' that helped some poor children. This clip has subtitles available in Flash.
  • Subject:

    History

       Topic:

    Schools

  • Keywords: discipline, repetition, politeness, Education Acts, Thomas Barnardo, ragged schools, inspection, subtitled, Victorians
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  • Use this clip when studying schools and education for children in Victorian Britain.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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