Schools on the Goldfields

Multiple Choice

Many parents did not have enough _________ to teach their children.

• money

• education

• teachers

• people

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Some parents did not want their children to be educated because _______

• they did not believe in education

• they did not want their children to be smarter that they were

• they wanted assistance on the goldfields

• they didn't want their children to travel a long way to school

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Who would sometimes come to teach at the goldfields?

• entertainers

• politicians

• miners

• writers or journalists

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Where might classes take place in the early days of the goldrush?

• in hotels

• under trees or in tents

• in school buildings

• in the mines

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When did schools become more commonplace on the goldfields?

• by the 1950s

• by the 1820s

• by the 1850s

• by the 1890s

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What would be set up if there were around ten students in the area?

• a half time school

• a three quarter time school

• a full time school

• a quarter time school

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What would happen if there were 20 or more children?

• the parents would set up a school

• a tent would be provided

• the government would build a proper school

• children would not have to go to school

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At first what were schools in these areas?

• chaotic

• well developed

• well run

• functional

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What did Inspectors do?

• make sure there were enough teachers

• making sure the students were well behaved

• making sure teachers were teaching correctly

• making sure that children were being sent to school

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When did classes begin?

• 8am

• 9am

• 10am

• 11am

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What did girls learn?

• how to draw

• how to sew

• how to dance

• how to cook

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What did boys learn?

• how to draw

• how to sew

• how to cook

• how to dance

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How long was lunch?

• 30 minutes

• 1 hour

• 1 hour and 30 minutes

• 2 hours

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What time did school end?

• 3pm

• 4pm

• 5pm

• 6pm

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What were classes made up of?

• all students of the same age

• one or two grades in each class

• a range of ages in the class

• girls in one class and boys in another

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What were teachers?

• all men

• often very strict

• very educated

• very friendly

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What might happen if a student misbehaved?

• they would write lines

• they would be sent home

• they would be hit with the cane

• they would have to stay at school

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What was set up to get students to school?

• wake up calls

• special transportation

• buying students shoes

• providing guides

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What would children do when they were not at school?

• visit friends

• go to parties

• chores around the house

• gymnastics

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Why was it difficult for students to learn how to read and write?

• moving from school to school

• there were no schools

• there were no teachers

• schools were too far away