Check Wikipedia. It claims that the name means what Carol said, but
also derives from the French school naming system.
On Jun 29, 2008, at 3:06 PM, J. Clayburn wrote:
Carol, I think you are right about the "normal" being
"standardized
training." Looking at the dates, my GGGrandfather couldn't have
been there
for very long, he was born in 1876, and by the time he was 21, he had
graduated and was up in Vancouver, BC getting married. The history
of DEL
NORTE COUNTY PIONEERS (CA), has him coming out to teach in Drain,
OR. I
don't know if he ever taught school, but he was noted for his
inventions.
In the meantime, I've contacted the University to see if they have any
historical records stashed somewhere. Thanks again, Jody
> They called it a "normal school" because the schools came about to
> "normalize" the training that teachers received. Prior to these
> normal
> schools, teachers did not have to complete standardized training,
> or even
> any training at all, so they were not always equipped to teach the
> students
> that were in their care. These schools developed a curriculum that
> was
> the
> same at each school, no matter where the school was located.
>
> Carol
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