Abstract
My analysis attempts to reconcile conflicting images of the early 20th century rural teacher, contrasting popular nostalgia forschools of the past with a negative view from fiction and educational history. I conclude that the reality was diverse, and that the sentimentality of the period has colored popularretrospectiveviews of its schools and teachers.
How to Cite:
Manke, M. P., (1993) “The Rural Teacher in the Early 1900s: Sentimental Image and Hard Reality”, Journal of Research in Rural Education 9(2), 57–65.
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