Originally I was supposed to go to the one-room school conference in Oxford, Ohio this week. Most of the week I thought I wasn't going to be here, but my ...
This has been heard in schoolhouses for decades, but where did the thought come from? When and where did it start? What were the circumstances surrounding...
The IHPA's one-room school workshop will be held Oct. 10 and 11, 2008 in Ames, Iowa. As always, Bill Sherman has set up a jam packed schedule. While aimed...
One responder e-mailed me: In the "old days" when food was not as readily available as it is today, an apple was a cherished item. Giving a precious apple to...
Well, this sure sounds like a "good old daysism" to me. I continue to be surprised at these kinds of things that show up periodically - that no one has heard...
Here are two quotes from a couple of websites I found - like 12 pages deep into Google: "Googled apple+teacher and came up with this The idea of bringing an...
Just an update from your friendly neighborhood listmistress. For those of you who haven't visited the list homepage lately we're up to 109 members. Each new...
Just an update from your friendly neighborhood listmistress. For those of you who haven't visited the list homepage lately we're up to 109 members. Each new...
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America -NJ & The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders Present Historic Schoolhouse Museum Tour SAVE THE...
Richard Lewis shared this e-mail with me and I thought the part where he mentions the CSAA website might be of general interest to the group. I'm sorry my last...
Dear Country School Friends: As you all probably know, country schools sometimes had several names, depending on the farmer who donated or sold the land, a...
As some of you know I've started to collect teaching manuals. It's very interesting and they contain lots of information on what the experts thought should be...
Hi All---Just wanted to ask you to hold all emails....I will be moving Friday morning, Aug.1st into my 'new' home & I dont really know when I will be hooked up...
We recently received a question of what makes a one room school a "Standard School"? This question is from Sally Johnson, Bowne Township Historical Society,...
I think at the moment Bill Sherman is the expert on Standard Schools and I think he will probably respond and can probably give lots more detail and ...
I e-mailed Bill Sherman (who heads up the Iowa Country School Conference and authored a book about Iowa's Country Schools) with this question about Iowa's...
Hi, Richard, Illinois had standard schools too. During the Progressive Era, a number of influential educators started a movement to improve rural schools:...
A school claiming to be longest operating one-room, public school in the country is facing closure in budget fight after a school district didn't get the...
Hi Everyone.........I would like to post our announcement of a very special event coming up....Our little McGee-Brick School, located 3 miles West of ...
PS Everyone.........I failed to tell you the date.........So Sorry.....That date will be Saturday, September 6!! Hope to see you there!! ... -- Sharon Cook ...
Hi, Dear Friends: I live in Westford, Massachusetts, in a unique historical home that was considered to be the first schoolhouse in the area, circa 1757. We...
It appears the original message was sent with an attachment that our one room yahoo group does not support Can the info in that attachment be made available to...
The following school books are available for the cost of shipping them to you. Please let me know which ones you would be interested in, along with your...
So sorry, I forgot to paste in the list. Also, I will consider them yours on a first come basis. The New National Second Reader, Charles J. Barnes, American...
