tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post2819017950361940325..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: The Diamond Rock Octagonal School, 1818Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-89761064707372583822017-10-29T21:42:47.559-04:002017-10-29T21:42:47.559-04:00Michael - Octagonal designs were also considered a...Michael - Octagonal designs were also considered a modern plan for prisons at the time; I believe Thomas Jefferson had seen one in France, and had promoted the concept for a prison in Virginia. Not that I want to make any connections between schoolhouses and prisons - !Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576374311141262635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-52943787220941036792017-10-29T21:06:27.656-04:002017-10-29T21:06:27.656-04:00Octagonal houses were a peculiarly American invent...Octagonal houses were a peculiarly American invention, popularized by one Orson Squire Fowler, but I've never heard of an octagonal schoolhouse, particularly one with such an inventive teaching method.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800245589758063472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-46797183694368165742017-10-25T12:57:17.457-04:002017-10-25T12:57:17.457-04:00When my brother and I were in the 3rd and 4th grad...When my brother and I were in the 3rd and 4th grades we attended a one room school. The teacher taught every other grade every other year. So my brother ended up in my class. 1950-51. This was in Southern I'LL. Jo Buncenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-58987766000208258312017-10-25T12:28:02.347-04:002017-10-25T12:28:02.347-04:00What a wonderful post. This is a reminder of ...What a wonderful post. This is a reminder of how the original citizens felt about education. Thanks so much. Annette Naishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-41236072754124835652017-10-25T08:41:38.833-04:002017-10-25T08:41:38.833-04:00Awesome little building - love it. Great post abou...Awesome little building - love it. Great post about its history too. History Underfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015836735555618335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-61345916336288735352017-10-25T07:24:49.065-04:002017-10-25T07:24:49.065-04:00After WW2, when there were squillions of baby-boom...After WW2, when there were squillions of baby-boomers requiring primary school education, two grades were sometimes combined with the one teacher in the one room. The blackboard would swing back and forward with, for example, Grade 1 material on one side and Grade 2 material on the other. <br /><br />But imagine more than two classes in the one room at the same time! The teacher must have been a geniusHelsnoreply@blogger.com