I’m looking for pre-1970 fiction books which include a portrayal of a teacher. We are comparing and contrasting children’s literature of modern day to pre-1970. I’ve got the local library working on it, but they have already disposed of a lot of those books…Any titles come to mind?
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: I’m looking for pre-1970 fiction books which include a portrayal of a
: teacher. We are comparing and contrasting children’s literature of
: modern day to pre-1970. I’ve got the local library working on it,
: but they have already disposed of a lot of those books…Any
: titles come to mind?
: I’m looking for pre-1970 fiction books which include a portrayal of a
: teacher. We are comparing and contrasting children’s literature of
: modern day to pre-1970. I’ve got the local library working on it,
: but they have already disposed of a lot of those books…Any
: titles come to mind?Good Morning, Miss Dove don’t know author offhand a lovely classic, middle and high school 1940’2s or 50’s?Villette Charlotte Bronte a bit adult, but interesting; insider’s view of the European girls’ school of mid 1800’s. Selections, copies of chapters could be used with middle schoolAgnes Grey Anne Bronte as above; unvarnished portrait of the life of a governessJane Eyre Charlotte Bronte as aboveAnne of Windy Poplars Lucy Maud Montgomery third or so sequel to Anne of Green Gables; Anne is a teacher away from home (also possibly the previous book in the series), Anne solves everything with chatter and love; middle to upper schoolFarmer Boy Laura Ingalls Wilder from her husband’s memories; the negative side of rural life and the one-room school Middle grades??(forgot title — fourth or fifth sequel to Little House; the one *before* The First Four Years) Laura becomes a teacher in a one-room school with six students, and it isn’t easyWhy Shoot The Teacher Max Braithwaite a truly amusing and sometimes frighteningly realistic look, fairly autobiographical, at teaching on the frozen and poverty-stricken Canadian Prairies in a one-room school during the Depression. Upper grades, mature middles.Where Nests The Water-Hen Gabrielle Roy (I think) a realistic but amusing look at home schooling and rural schools in the early twentieth century Mature middles, high schoolThe above is only a random frist selection from memory and a quick glance at my shelf. More to come if you want them.