Background Information for Teachers
Background and further information about the place of the one-room schoolhouse in the history of Pennsylvania education can be found in Chapter Two: 1834-1945: Staying the Battle of Ignorance (Rise of Public Education) in "Virtue and Useful Knowledge and the Arts": Education in Pennsylvania]. Also see 
One-Room Schoolhouse.
In addition, you may find the following websites particularly helpful:
Country School Association of America
http://csaa.typepad.com/ [Last accessed June 27, 2008.]
This association is dedicated to fostering a deeper appreciation of country schools and is a great resource. Designed like a newsletter, the site offers articles on one-room school discipline, early classroom learning tools, as well as one-room school house news around the nation. It also offers good book suggestions and website links.
PBS.SCHOOL: The Story of American Public Education. Evolving Classroom.
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/publicschool/evolving_classroom/index.html [Last updated 2001; last accessed June 27, 2008.]
This PBS site offers a wonderful section called "Then and Now" comparing different aspects of the classroom experience over time. Images accompany brief explanations of comparisons.
One-Room Schoolhouse.In addition, you may find the following websites particularly helpful:
Country School Association of America
http://csaa.typepad.com/ [Last accessed June 27, 2008.]
This association is dedicated to fostering a deeper appreciation of country schools and is a great resource. Designed like a newsletter, the site offers articles on one-room school discipline, early classroom learning tools, as well as one-room school house news around the nation. It also offers good book suggestions and website links.
PBS.SCHOOL: The Story of American Public Education. Evolving Classroom.
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/publicschool/evolving_classroom/index.html [Last updated 2001; last accessed June 27, 2008.]
This PBS site offers a wonderful section called "Then and Now" comparing different aspects of the classroom experience over time. Images accompany brief explanations of comparisons.
