Do you agree that the 1870 education act was a significant step forward for educational opportunities for girls? Although many see the 1870 Education act as a massive step towards women becoming equal to men, it was not. They gained access to education but not the same as boys and also only mostly domestic subjects. Even though education was made more accessible through new school boards, there were still hefty fees which people of only a middle or upper class could afford. Source 16 supports the statement by saying ‘In 1870, the Government made elementary education up to the age of 13 compulsory for all children.’ This shows that by opening education to all children aged 13 and below, they had approached the problem of uneducated children especially boys from falling into lower classes.
For example, a 7 year old could be hung for stealing. The two main factors that were established by Aries explain why society disregarded children as objects of devotion and love. These factors are: there was an extremely high level of infant mortality, so children had to work in order for the family unit to survive. According to Item A, Industrialisation “brought major changes to the position of children”. The development of an industrial society illustrates how the attitude of middle class parents towards their children, altered from hatred and disgust to affection and care.
The Puritan community in The Crucible was vulnerable in many ways and susceptible to irrational and panicky accusations of the Salem Witch Hunts because of their strict and constricting ways. The children in the community are treated very poorly and less than everyone else in the town. As the Salem Witch Hunts were essentially started by the children the fact that they were treated as lesser beings contributed to the communities demise. “He (Reverend Parris) regarded them as young adults, an until this strange crisis he, like the rest of Salem, never conceived that the children were anything but thankful for being permitted to walk straight, eyes slightly lowered, arms at their sides, and mouths shut until bidden to speak,” (Miller 3). Miller foreshadows the Witch Hunts to come.
The hardships that they had to face back then may seem to us now as unimaginable. These working people were forced to occupy a crowded shack making it unhealthy for the families inhabiting them making them more prone to disease. Having to live in these horrible conditions meant children had to grow up quick which meant they were made to see more than they needed to.” It is bad for the children. They get to know too much” (Hine) When these mothers and fathers were working if they had a baby even then they still had to work and work with the baby alongside them. “The baby had to be cared for in the shed where they worked because the company permitted no one to stay at home to care for it” (Hine) Workers had to be very careful of the way they acted with their bosses, not doing so could of jeopardized the workers transportation and free rent that they had, and would have put them in a situation where they could be inconvenienced.
Young children could be hired to do the same jobs as adults for much less pay and could often fit into places adults couldn't. Parish apprentices were the most exploited type of child worker (Dunlop, 1912). These were children, who were either orphans or abandoned by their parents, that were under the care of local parishes. Mill owners bought the children from the parishes for the purpose of labor. The mill owners housed and fed the children in lieu of pay.
Aly DiNardo 1/10/11 Baby Project Overview By doing the baby project in health, I learned much more than what it’s like to have a baby. I learned about how much it costs and also how much time it can take out of your life. The main part of this project made me realize that having a baby in high school is not the best idea if you want to have a good future. One of the main issues about having a baby is responsibility. When you’re a young adult, you mainly have time for school, work and your friends.
JeBari Lewis May 30, 2015 The children featured in Waiting for Superman are the epitome of the issues that plague their communities negatively affecting their education. Personal issues and a flawed education system go hand in hand. Personal issues that each of the featured children faced was crippling poverty. Their situation was made more dire by the fact they were surrounded by uneducated people who had often resulted to crime as a means to elevate their position in life or drugs to escape the reality of their position in life. Their impoverished communities resulted in less taxpayer dollars to fund the school which in educating the students would be able to provide the children with a chance at succeeding and eventually funneling
In picture A, its showing children with lost limbs while at work. This means the factories they worked in were very dangerous. In Document J, it's an interview between the interviewer and a child who works in a factories. The child had said he worked from 6am to 8pm and if he was ever late, he was severely beaten as he said. Children worked long hours, not adults but children and they received consequences for just being late.
Dela Cruz 1 One big issue we have in our country is the United States education because our American children seems to be falling behind. In Michael Moore's essay, Idiot Nation, shows an evidence to why our children are struggling and not getting the education that they are suppose to. After reading his essay, this concludes that our kids are struggling and falling behind for the following reasons: library loss because of budget cuts, our kids are being bribed for wrong reasons and not all kids are getting the freedom that they deserve. "The U.S has been perceived upon as a country of hard workers, overachievers, and gifted people all having vigorous work ethic." [1] Different people from different countries look up to America not just the country of freedom but also the “land of oppurtunity”.
The children of the poor families were targeted the most. Since they were poor they were forced to go work in factories, this was considered child labour but they couldn’t do anything about it since they had no money. These children had there future planned out for them they would work in the factories, since they would not be able to afford to go to school. This caused more poverty in Canada since they would still be working for little pay, so industrialization really didn’t make this issue any better for most people in the society especially children. Overall children were treated horribly and forced to work at young ages were children should never work at, all because of industrialization.