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Education and life in the Victorian classroom

Discipline and good manners were insisted upon in Victorian times. Lessons involved much repetition and children were taught subjects that would be of use to them in their future work. The Education Acts of 1870, 1880 and 1891 had a major impact on learning opportunities for children. Until 1891, schooling was not free and men like Thomas Barnardo set up 'Ragged Schools' that helped some poor children.

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