Devon wrote:
The three Rs are Reading, Riting and Rithmetic (Reading, Writing and
Arithmetic) at least in the US. It is a bit of a joke because only an
uneducated person would think that each of the words started with an R.
It's alliteration - each word starting with the same sound; sound
I would think that the worst of the poverty happened at the period when
machine made lace was taking over from most of the hand made lace, so that
the lace workers were paid very little for a skill no longer of value to
most people. The lace dealers must have gone out of business too.
The
I was also wondering if the poverty of lacemakers varied according to the
period. For instance, I think that I have read that during the Napoleanic
Wars, English lacemaking had a very profitable period because of the embargo
on items from the continent. However, afterward, when there was
Dear all,
I thought it might come from the song, School days, school days, written in
1907 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_Days_%281907_song%29 but evidently
it comes from more exalted places:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_three_Rs
I am glad the children eventually learned more than
I am reading a book, Cinque secoli di merletti europei, I Capolavori, in
which there is a discussion about French lacemaking in which it makes the
claim that the French Parliament saw the demise of the French lace industry
as a result of compulsory education.
p. 212. Speaking of the French
This reminds me of a conversation I had with the proprietor of the shop
where I used to buy my daughters' school uniforms. Her family was from
India, and she herself had been to university and gained a degree in
Art. However, she said that the consequence of the girls being able to
be educated
OK there were very few job opportunities for girls in the 18/19th centuries.
If I had to choose between lace making which was clean, light, work at home
with hours to suit. Against working long hours away from home scrubbing,
cleaning, cooking, washing for someone else for little return or
Another thought is that lacemakers began learning their trade at about 4
or 5 years of age - they did as their parents (or workhouse master) told
them to. By the time they were of an age to go into service, usually
around 10, they would already possibly be contributing to the family
income by
I think you will find that this applies after the passing of the
Education Act in the late 19th century (can't recall the exact year but
somewhere around 1874 I think) when the Dame Schools by law had to
provide some teaching other than just the practicalities of lacemaking -
ie the children
In the 19th century 'Lace Schools' were mostly just that - schools for
learning to make lace. Usually kept by an elderly lace maker who would have
little or no skills in teaching the three R's. Some basics in lettering could
probably be achieved but little more. The following is an account by
Excuse the ignorance, but what are the three Rs?
Karen in Malta
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The three Rs are Reading, Riting and Rithmetic (Reading, Writing and
Arithmetic) at least in the US. It is a bit of a joke because only an
uneducated person would think that each of the words started with an R.
Devon
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Excuse the ignorance, but what are the three Rs?
Karen in Malta
My Great Grandmother was taught to read and write - probably at lace School.
However the family thought it was dreadful that her father paid to have her
taught to read and write - a total waste of hard earned money, and they
almost banned him from the family!!
She was the last of the family to
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