why did poor people from the working classes have any education in the victorian age?

Question

plz help its part of my coursework. x

Answer 1

Probably so that they could communicate and learn to ask proper questions. I'm sorry I know lots about the victorian era but your question makes no sense to me at all.

Answer 2

Education has been round for several hundred years before the Victorian age. The 1870 Forster Education Act made school compulsory for every child between age 5 years and 11 years. Education came in many forms prior to the 1870 Act such as dame schools, workhouse schools, charity schools, factory schools to name but a few. The first factory school was set up in New Lanark by Robert Owen then some other city factories followed suit.
Education was made compulsory because of social change, the industrial revolution brought in new factory jobs that required skills that needed to be read from manuals that the working classes couldn't read. Check out the website:
http://www.sparticus.com

Answer 3

Prior to an act of parliament in 1874 it was not compulsory for anyone to attend school. However the act made it compulsory for children between the age of 8 to 14 to attend school.This was not vigerously enforced though,parents would often attack the school officials for depriving them of a worker to bring in money to the household.Teachers of that time were often not too educated themselves and were frail and could do no manuel hard work .The education act of 1945 enforced education to a greater degree.It was the Prime minister Gladstone who believed in the bliss of ignorance.and fiercely opposed educating the 'common man'.

Answer 4

It was mainly the Church of England that saw fit to educate poor children then, certainly not the government. That is why there are so many C of E primary schools today. There were some other charitable trusts like the Bluecoat School giving scholarships to poor but able children.

Answer 5

This question doesn't make sense, unless you meant to say "Why didn't poor people from... ."

Try this link that describes some compelling reasons working poor were not well-educated.
http://history.powys.org.uk/school1/education/forall.shtml

And this link gives timelines on improvements to children's attendance in school.
http://www.gober.net/victorian/reports/work.html

Answer 6

Research sunday schools,the Cooperative movement,WEA.Trade Councils.Just look at these items and check against dates do not not spend long investigating if it does not give what you are looking for.The Sunday schools were more than just Christanity.

Answer 7

Do you mean HOW did they get education? Try this link
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/education/rosen.html

Answer 8

REFORM
REFORM
REFORM