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education primary educationWhat were Victorian boarding schools like?
Likewise, what were the schools like in Victorian times?
Children were often taught by reading andcopyingthings down, or chanting things till they wereperfect. Inmany Victorian schools pupil-teachers helped withtheteaching. The pupil-teachers were boys and girls of 13andover. After five years of apprenticeship they couldthemselvesbecome teachers.
what is the purpose of boarding school?
A boarding school provides education forpupilswho live on the premises, as opposed to a day school.Theword "boarding" is used in the sense of "room andboard",i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for manycenturies,and now extend across many countries, their function andethosvaries greatly.
Here are some examples of Victorianpunishments:Teachers often beat pupils using a cane. Caneswere mostlymade out of birch wood. Boys were usuallycaned on theirbacksides and girls were either beaten ontheir bare legs oracross their hands.