{Let Us Step Back In The Past} Female Normal School
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
May 1, 2020 10:39am CST
The object of this institution is to provide for the thorough education of young ladies, and as an additional feature, to qualify each of them as they may desire it, for the avocation of teaching. - July 28,1859 Yorkville Enquirer
If this is a "normal" school, what qualifies as an abnormal one? 
(A "Normal School", historically speaking, is for the training of teachers.)
No, but in all seriousness this drew my attention because it's for a school in High Point which isn't too terribly far from here.
Apparently, this advertisement wasn't just for those who wanted to go to this school to learn to teach, but also for teachers they could teach to teach the teachers! 
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What do you think of the pricing? $40 to $55 per session.
(A "Normal School", historically speaking, is for the training of teachers.)
No, but in all seriousness this drew my attention because it's for a school in High Point which isn't too terribly far from here.
Apparently, this advertisement wasn't just for those who wanted to go to this school to learn to teach, but also for teachers they could teach to teach the teachers!
Image from Loc.gov
What do you think of the pricing? $40 to $55 per session.5 people like this
5 responses
@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
1 May 20
Pretty pricey in those days. Too bad tuitions can't be that inexpensive today.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 May 20
Agreed! People would probably be falling all over themselves to attend a school at those prices!
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 May 20
Those prices were fairly steep, for back in those days! My grandma went to a 'normal school' for training, to become a certified school teacher. Back then she taught all grades, in a one room schoolhouse. When they got snowed in, she lived with a family nearby, until she was able to travel back home. Grandma taught school most of her adult years, until she finally retired at 62 years old. She was a remarkable, no-nonsense teacher and many children remembered her throughout their lives, as their 'second mother.'
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 May 20
A teach is a person who a student will remember for the rest of their lives. Maybe not now where schooling means that we have multiple teachers, but back then it certainly was.
My grandfather can still recall a few instances with teachers from his youth. He pointed out once where a mathematical problem was actually incorrect in a workbook that the teacher had provided. He proved how it was wrong and the teacher thanked him for it.
Another teacher is remembered by him in a bad light. The woman had acknowledged the birthdays of all of the other pupils, but his was forgotten. He still gripes about that today!
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 May 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum My father spoke about his Aunt, who was a high school principal. She would physically assault boys, who didn't act on what they were suppose to do!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 May 20
@kobesbuddy Yes, the ruler or paddle was an implement of correction used readily. Luckily those days are over for students in the United States.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
3 May 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I wonder what they called a school for young men then. Oh we could think of a lot of names .
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
3 May 20
@much2say Hehe, well the "normal school" was just for those wanting to teach.
However, a few ideas for men's school names come to mind.
Jupiter School (Boys go to Jupiter, to get more stupider...)
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 May 20
What a name, right? In today's vocabulary, it wouldn't make sense!
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
1 May 20
Oh no I would never fit in there.1 person likes this
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 May 20
I don't like being told what to do, so nope, I wouldn't have been a good fit either! 
@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
1 May 20
When I read the name of the school, I was jokingly asked myself, what qualifications they have to be normal. (Smile)
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