Education for the Rich

Grammar Schools

• These were days schools (no boarders)
• Fees were paid (poor could not attend)
• The classics were taught (Latin & Greek)
• Started in towns during the Middle Ages
• The number of Grammar Schools rose in 1800s

Public Schools

• These were Boarding Schools (Eton, Rugby & Shrewsbury are 3 examples)
• They were for the sons of very rich families
• Fees for Public school were very expensive
• The classics were taught (Latin & Greek)
• In the early 1800s there was no arithmetic & very little writing
• Subjects like Maths, History, Geography & Art were NOT taught
• The education was not very good
• Life at the Public school could be vicious, violent & harsh (fighting, bullying & rioting!)
• Teachers kept control by beating pupils

Samuel Butler

• He was the headmaster of Shrewsbury Public School from 1798-1836
• First to teach more subjects - i.e. maths & history
• He began the prefect system
• He taught pupils to respect learning & use their time intelligently

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