Nathan was a young man receiving an education during the colonial period. Because the emphasis in his family was business, he wa
s enrolled in private schools that helped prepare him for the world of commerce. His friend Jonathan was attending a night school that would teach him navigation, since one day he hoped to operate his own trading ship. Based on the description above, Nathan and Jonathan most likely attended school in the ________
In those days i an education was mainly because you were rich. It was important to have an education but you could only have one if you were rich. Boys were like apprentices and would live in the homes of others to learn and trade. They would learn necessities for living and would work for free until they could own their own shop. Some girls went to school but others learned from their mothers to cook, clean, and sew. When a Pennsylvania law was passed requiring that all children to be taught to read and write and to be trained in a useful trade. Local religious groups ran the schools in the middle colonies. Boys learned skill and trade, and possibly classical languages, history and literature, math, and natural science. Girls were tutored at home in a variety of household and social skills. In most colonies the church was the school and town hall. Teaching children was very important to the colonist. Children went to school in a one-room schoolhouse. They learned to read and write. The students learned by memorizing their lessons and what the teacher said. Some children did not have schools to go to were taught by thier parentsand they would use the Bible to teach their children how to read and write. Some wealthy families were able to send their boys to private schools or hire tutors. A few of these boys were able to go to college.
