Essential Reading

'I have been a family historian for more than 40 years, and a professional historian for over 30, but as I read it, I was constantly encountering new ways of looking at my family history....Essential reading I would say!' Alan Crosby, WDYTYA Magazine

Tuesday, 10 May 2022

Playing Hookey? : Were your Ancestors Truants or Teachers' Pets?

Did Your Ancestors Bunk Off School?

The pandemic has played havoc with school attendance, but the problem of kids missing school is by no means only a modern one.

Did your ancestors play hookey? How can you find out? Which school did they go to? And were they punished for poor attendance or rewarded for turning up on time? What were the debates about regular school attendance in the past?
My article on your ancestors and school absenteeism is in the June edition of Who Do You Think You Are? magazine! Out now.



#history #schools #education #historyof education #genealogy #familyhistory #childhood #truancy #schoolattendance #pandemic #covid19



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