Students role in Education

Past: One Room Schoolhouse (100 years ago)

•        Students walked to school.

•        Students did not start soon until they were 7or 8 years old.

•        Some students couldn’t go to school every day because they had to stay home and work.

 •        School sometimes went for 6 days a week in nice weather because school was sometimes closed in severe winter weather.

•        Students brought their lunches in syrup or lard pails.

•        Students brought sandwiches for lunch made with homemade bread, homemade butter and jam or meat

 •        Girls always wore dresses to school.

 •        Students were often responsible for lighting the wood stove before school began each day

 •        Some students bullied other students

 •        Students played games such as ring around the rosie, Uncle John and Prisoner’s Base     

 •        Boys could take pen knives to school

 •        Students had spelling bees and competitions with other schools.

Present Day Schools( today 2004 )

•        Most students come on bus or are driven to school by a parent.

•        Now children begin school at 4 years old.

•        Students today are not allowed to stay home to work. It is the law that children go to school regularly.

•        School is seldom closed for inclement weather.

•        Students buy hot lunches or bring lunch in lunch boxes.

•        Students bring sandwiches, pizza pops, food to warm up, soup, fruit, yogurt, cheese etc.

•        Girls seldom wear dresses to school. They usually wear long pants.

•        The school custodians are responsible for looking after the heating systems in the schools.

•        We are much more aware of the bad effects bullies have so we are trying very hard to stop bullying in our schools.

•        Today we play soccer, boat hockey, tag, Shark Attack, playground activity centers etc.

•        We don’t have spelling bees but there are competitions between schools. e.g. sports games, Track and Field.