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I also thought that this was a really interesting piece. But, I wonder why Mulford copied the rules in the first place? Also, I thought it was very interesting that on the 5th rule it is said that if you missed church that you better have a very good excuse "at the day of Judgement." Does that mean that when they died they had better have a good excuse to god why they didn't make it to church that day? It seems like such a scary way of saying "don't skip church." And lastly, I just wanted to point out something that made me laugh: under the questions part, it is mostly just going back and asking if you followed all the rules, then at the very end it says, "have you eaten any green fruit during the week." I just found that really random and out of place. -Kristina.S. | I also thought that this was a really interesting piece. But, I wonder why Mulford copied the rules in the first place? Also, I thought it was very interesting that on the 5th rule it is said that if you missed church that you better have a very good excuse "at the day of Judgement." Does that mean that when they died they had better have a good excuse to god why they didn't make it to church that day? It seems like such a scary way of saying "don't skip church." And lastly, I just wanted to point out something that made me laugh: under the questions part, it is mostly just going back and asking if you followed all the rules, then at the very end it says, "have you eaten any green fruit during the week." I just found that really random and out of place. -Kristina.S. | ||
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| + | The student checklist at the end of Mulford's notebook entry depicts multiple components to an education that strengthen more than just one's mind. The expectations for students to have "combed hair ... cleaned teeth ... [and] eaten green fruit" and for students to have "attended public worship ... [and] prayed to that God" emphasizes strengthening one's body and soul, respectively, as well (Woloch, 164). These rules follow the guidelines that literature promoting female education, such as Benjamin Rush's Thoughts on Female Education, had set forth during the Revolution. The other aspect of Eliza's notebook I found interesting was that the religious structure taught at school was probably already practiced within the students' homes. Why was it necessary for the schools to reiterate behaviors that parents had already instilled? - Seth Mintzer | ||
== Emma Willard, “A Rationale for Female Education,” 1819 == | == Emma Willard, “A Rationale for Female Education,” 1819 == | ||
