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The way it was : vignettes from my one-room schools /

"On the Monday morning that the school opened, it was anything but lonely! The schoolyard was full of children. I looked at the bell on my desk and thought "This bell is mine to ring! I am the teacher!" At nine o'clock I grasped the bell firmly by the handle, leaned out the door,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Kleek, Edith, 1902-1996
Otros Autores: Dobson, Thelma Jo, 1926-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Calgary [Alta.] : University of Calgary Press, ©2007.
Colección:Legacies shared book series ; no. 27.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"On the Monday morning that the school opened, it was anything but lonely! The schoolyard was full of children. I looked at the bell on my desk and thought "This bell is mine to ring! I am the teacher!" At nine o'clock I grasped the bell firmly by the handle, leaned out the door, and rang loud and clear. Twenty-seven children rushed in through the door." "So began the teaching career of Edith Smith Van Kleek, The Way It Was chronicles Van Kleek's experiences as a student and teacher in one-room schools in rural Alberta. From her first year attending school in the High Prairie country in 1916, to the closure of her last rural schoolhouse in 1961, Edith Van Kleek recalls a bygone era in Canadian educational history." "Her personal recollections paint a vivid picture of the challenges she faced, from juggling students from grades one through nine in one small room, to extreme weather conditions and boarding with local families. But through it all, determination, enthusiasm, and love for her students is unmistakable."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits
ISBN:9781552384763
1552384764