[nobe-l] Where do grades come from

[Kayla James]

I think it is interesting. I looked it up because a favorite author of
mine taught in the primary grades in the 1800's, even though they
didn't have grades back then.
Then, I got confused, because Illinois (my state) lets you be licensed
from first through sixth grade and K through 9th. I want to know if it
were possible to teach primary grades plus fourth grade.
Oh, well. Thank you for telling me. I start volunteer teaching next
week. Very excited, but nervous.
I have this fear that as soon as I tell people I want to teach,
they'll say, "Oh. Well, how nice. Blind children, of course, dear?"
I tried to look up any articles on totally blind teachers who taught
elementary. Not a lot out there and I felt discouraged.
I wouldn't mind teaching blind children, but there are only two
colleges in my state with that degree and I don't want to feel limited
to teaching "my own kind."


On 6/9/17, Judy Jones via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> It used to be that young girls wanting to become teachers, if the went to
> school until their 16th year, they could apply to a Normal school, which is
> another phrase for a teachers' college, and after a couple years, could
> come
> back and be a school teacher.  Even the college I got my teaching degree
> from, University Of Northern Colorado, back in the day used to be the
> Colorado Normal School.
>
> Judy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NOBE-L [mailto:nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Karl Martin
> Adam via NOBE-L
> Sent: Friday, June 9, 2017 3:23 PM
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> Cc: Karl Martin Adam
> Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Where do grades come from
>
> Because in the 1800s, that's all the schooling most people got (if they
> went
> to school at all).  Even my grandparents only had 7 years of school.
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kayla James via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org
> To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 14:27:42 -0500
> Subject: [nobe-l] Where do grades come from
>
>
>
> I found out that primary grades were one through fourth grade in the 1800s.
> Why is it different now?
> Sent from my iPad
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