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Education and the Industrial Revolution

The First public school was Boston Latin School, established in 1635 in Boston Massachusetts. It was modeled after the Free Grammar School in Boston England where Latin and Greek were taught. Students were also taught how to learn and to think. Some of the students of this very first public school were John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Treat Paine, and William Hopper, all signers of the U.S. Constitution. For admittance into the school, students had to be able to read a few verses from the bible. This school of course was strictly for boys, and most children were … Continue reading →

Newsies (1992)

Musicals used to be all the thing, but we didn’t see too many come out of Hollywood there for a while. When Disney produced “Newsies” in 1992, it was a great reminder of a time gone by when all the best stories were told in song. It didn’t do so well in the box office when it was first released, but it has since become a cult favorite. I personally liked it for its own merits, cult notwithstanding. Christian Bale stars as Jack Kelly, a homeless boy who supports himself as a newspaper boy in New York City. He’s considered … Continue reading →