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Middle Elementary
Shakespeare’s England
School’s in Session
Day 4

I loved school. So, I was very excited for today’s stop, the King Edward VI Grammar School.

We were met by Mr. Biddle. He is a teacher at the school. Mr. Biddle told us about the history of the school. He teaches in the same room that William Shakespeare may have gone to school in!

In Shakespeare’s time, the school day was very long. It lasted about 12 hours. Only boys were allowed to go to school, no girls. This seemed unfair to me. I would not want to stay at home and do housework.

When Shakespeare was a boy, there was only one room for all of the students that went to the school. If you misbehaved you would get a whack with a switch!

Also, most of the lessons were taught in Latin. Learning Latin was important because it got you in to university.   During Shakespeare’s day, to be a lawyer, doctor, or teacher you had to know Latin.

The King Edward VI Grammar School is still an all-boys school. The students wear uniforms and they study all kinds of subjects. There are lots of after-school activities too.

Is there something you really like about your school?