Schools have been in Australia since the late 1700s (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1901) but it hasn’t always been like it is today: standards, teachers who are certified, gender equality and discipline. These aspects of school haven’t always been around and it took years for teachers and the other people involved with education to put these things into place to better the schools (McCreadie, 2006; Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1901). When schools first started to come about in Australia they were developed as society demanded them and in the 1800’s schools were not demanded very much, which led to schools not being anything like they are today (McCreadie, 2006). The first building ever used as a school-house was originally a church
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Not only were reading and arithmetic taught, so was how to be good citizens. This means discipline was being used more. Rules like: children need to bow when the teacher enters the classroom, which hand to write with and how to hold their pens were all rules that were put into place (McCreadie, 2006). Though in 1884 Robert Lowe formed a report that inquired all students to be required to follow one system (IP). Boys and girls both learned about the basic subjects however, the girls spent about an hour an twenty minutes learning how to sew and knit while the boys spent time on geometry and arithmetic (McCreadie, …show more content…
The pupil teacher didn’t learn different methods and only had their one teacher to follow. Because of the lack of training and knowledge the pupil teachers had trouble controlling their own classes that they could be put in charge of as early as fifteen. This means some of the students could be older than the pupil teacher because students attended school from six to about sixteen. However, students were not always required to attend classes so absences were frequent and some students only went to school for a year or two (McCreadie, 2006). According to ……. In 1901 a provision was put in place that required all students to attend at 75 percent of school (IP). Though …. States that compulsory education was introduced in the 1870s, however it wasn’t strictly enforced due to the issue that the regulators could only visit an area about once a year (McCreadie,
Not only were reading and arithmetic taught, so was how to be good citizens. This means discipline was being used more. Rules like: children need to bow when the teacher enters the classroom, which hand to write with and how to hold their pens were all rules that were put into place (McCreadie, 2006). Though in 1884 Robert Lowe formed a report that inquired all students to be required to follow one system (IP). Boys and girls both learned about the basic subjects however, the girls spent about an hour an twenty minutes learning how to sew and knit while the boys spent time on geometry and arithmetic (McCreadie, …show more content…
The pupil teacher didn’t learn different methods and only had their one teacher to follow. Because of the lack of training and knowledge the pupil teachers had trouble controlling their own classes that they could be put in charge of as early as fifteen. This means some of the students could be older than the pupil teacher because students attended school from six to about sixteen. However, students were not always required to attend classes so absences were frequent and some students only went to school for a year or two (McCreadie, 2006). According to ……. In 1901 a provision was put in place that required all students to attend at 75 percent of school (IP). Though …. States that compulsory education was introduced in the 1870s, however it wasn’t strictly enforced due to the issue that the regulators could only visit an area about once a year (McCreadie,