One-Room Country Schools: History and Recollections

by Jerry Apps

Book Overview

From 1791, when the first school was established in what is now Wisconsin, to the 1960s, when consolidation was finally complete, the one-room school's history has been one of growth and change. In One-Room Country Schools, this history along with unique memories and shared recollections from the people who learned and taught in the one-room schools of Wisconsin tell the story of these institutions of learning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0942495535
• ISBN13: 9780942495539
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A nostalgic history of these yesteryear institutions

The first school in what was to become Wisconsin was established in 1791. The one-room school became a part of every Wisconsin community during the state's formative years. Now they are a nostalgic memory as the state's population outgrew their utility with the completion of consolidated school districts in the 1960s. In One-Room Country Schools: History And Recollections From Wisconsin, Jerry Apps presents a collection of unique memories and shard recollections from a wide diversity of people who learned and taught in the one-room schools of Wisconsin, thereby presenting an informative, entertaining, nostalgic history of these yesteryear institutions -- the one-room school.

This book on country schools is historical and informative.

For those who attended one-room country schools, this book, combining history and personal recollections, will bring back fond memories of a different era. Children were well-educated in these schools; many of them only completed eight grades, but they could read, write, spell, do math, think, and reason. They also developed social skills and were kind to one another. I would recommend this book to anyone who ever attended a one-room school or who is in the field of education.