by History of Education Society | Sep 4, 2014
By Christopher BischofOn the first of May each year from the 1880s onward the young women at Whitelands teacher training college in London celebrated by throwing to the wind the timetable that normally dictated how their every moment would be spent. Instead,...
by History of Education Society | Aug 30, 2014
The Past in the Present…Rainy day reflections on the scorching days of summerBy Jonathan Doney ~ @Jonathan_Doney As the rain pours down on the ‘summer’ Bank Holiday, the scorching sunny days of early July spent in London attending the ISCHEconference at the...
by History of Education Society | Aug 24, 2014
By Ken ClaytonIn researching the history of education in 17th century England, we might expect to find a number of books examining the subject in detail. To a degree this is true, but only to a degree; when it comes to petty schools, there is very little existing...
by History of Education Society | Jul 31, 2014
by Charlotte Rochez”Above all, documentary must reflect the problems and realities of the present. It cannot regret the past; it is dangerous to prophesy the future. It can, and does, draw on the past in its use of existing heritages but it only does so to give...
by History of Education Society | Jun 25, 2014
by Charlotte Rochez“The times you lived through, the people you shared those times with — nothing brings it all to life like an old mix tape. It does a better job of storing up memories than actual brain tissue can do. Every mix tape tells a story. Put them together,...
by History of Education Society | May 5, 2014
by Charlotte RochezMany are currently celebrating Shakespeare’s 450th birthday. A search for Shakespeare quotes on education and school, returned this top ten from the American Shakespeare Center. The quotes indicated how many of our contemporary views on school...
