Early Rural School Questionnaire:
Name ____________________________________
1. What school did you attend? ________________________________________
2. Dates: _____________________________________________________________
3. How did you get there? _____________________________________________
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4. Who were some teachers you remember? _______________________________
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5. What supplies did you have? ________________________________________
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Where did you get them?____________________________
6. Describe the schoolroom (or one that you remember well).
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7. What was lunch like? _______________________________________________
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8. Where did you get a drink? _________________________________________
Go to the bathroom?_________________________________________________
Play? ______________________________________________________________
9. What were things you did for recreation? ___________________________
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10. Was there electricity? _______ For your entire education?
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11. If you had a problem and the teacher was busy, what did you do?
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12. Share your worst school related memory: ___________________________
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13. Share your best school related memory: _____________________________
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14. Comments? _________________________________________________________
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Please feel free to add additional sheets; when finished,
email to lthorn@earthlink.net or
snail mail to Lynn Thornton
31 Bridge Street
Carthage, Ny 13619
Thank you for being part of this project!