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Why Was Dame Schools Not Allowed In Their Home

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• Students were trained for everyday life in the colonies. • Children learned to read and write from ages 6 to 8. • Education was geared towards reading, writing, and arithmetic. • Students were taught by a paddle shaped board with paper sheet attached called a hornbook. • Dame schools were provided for women who were usually not allowed in grammar schools. • Dame schools were taught by women in their home which had no desks, maps, or blackboards. • There was no separation between religion and the schools. • Teachers were not college graduates. • Girls were given lessons on how to run a home. • Teachers could spank or whip the students or sit them in the corner if they misbehaved.

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