Parental choices and social class in the 19th century strongly influenced whether children attended school or worked.
1. What did parental choice mean for children's education in the 19th century?
2. During which century did economic necessity heavily influence child labor and school attendance distinctions between social classes?
3. What was the attendance requirement for girls in 19th-century schools compared to boys?
Parental choice — 19th century?
Parents could choose to keep children at home.
Social class — education access?
Rich children attended school; poor children often worked.
Child labor — social class?
Poor children worked in mines or factories.
Gender attendance — girls?
Girls could attend school but it was optional.
Gender conduct — in class?
Boys and girls could not talk or chat.
Gender segregation — classroom?
Boys and girls walked in separate lines.
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