tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post5656956403031679907..comments2023-10-07T02:42:10.642-07:00Comments on Coalition for Kid-Friendly Schools: Textbooks in the Olden DaysFedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-35766857538835732132012-05-07T13:04:19.219-07:002012-05-07T13:04:19.219-07:00and also by the the choices they made to live the ...and also by the the choices they made to live the way they wanted to live! personally, id call them quite successful :)<br /><br />(different anonymous than above...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-8064238568735454612012-05-07T06:36:49.315-07:002012-05-07T06:36:49.315-07:00Anonymous, are you suggesting that Laura and Alman...Anonymous, are you suggesting that Laura and Almanzo's financial problems were caused by insufficient education? I don't think so. Actually, their problems were caused by Almanzo's health problems.FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-61391185949391999312012-05-03T22:08:25.963-07:002012-05-03T22:08:25.963-07:00Actually, they struggled their whole lives financi...Actually, they struggled their whole lives financially. They both worked hard at back-breaking work. It wasn't till their educated daughter Rose helped her mother write and publish her books that Laura and Almanzo's finances improved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-19642678601144548052012-03-30T07:44:40.701-07:002012-03-30T07:44:40.701-07:00Cynthia812 -- thanks for the close reading! You&#...Cynthia812 -- thanks for the close reading! You're right.FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-23978587833827501212012-03-23T18:07:14.977-07:002012-03-23T18:07:14.977-07:00She was born in 1867.She was born in 1867.Cynthia812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-67297059855285384752012-03-21T04:48:23.611-07:002012-03-21T04:48:23.611-07:00To me this just speaks to how expensive informatio...To me this just speaks to how expensive information was in the 1800's and it's a good thing that we're not there anymore.<br /><br />But, to add a twist to the "how did publishers make money" question: copyright was 42 years (up from 28 originally) in that era and now it is over 100. We're moving the wrong direction on that.Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-2551121124677870152012-03-20T16:01:23.556-07:002012-03-20T16:01:23.556-07:00Here, my son. Have my copy of TERC Investigations...Here, my son. Have my copy of TERC Investigations. Treat it well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-79919666260310248972012-03-20T14:01:20.349-07:002012-03-20T14:01:20.349-07:00What will our kids hand down? A worn copy of an......What will our kids hand down? A worn copy of an...e-reader? Which is why I never bought my kid one.HomeworkBluesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-70116125445196239692012-03-20T09:38:43.785-07:002012-03-20T09:38:43.785-07:00Heh, and I think Laura was 15 or 16 when she began...Heh, and I think Laura was 15 or 16 when she began teaching. Though, by her own accounts, it sounds like she didn't enjoy it and wasn't a particularly great teacher. And then there was poor Almanzo's sister, who had a horrible time teaching Laura. <br /><br />What stands out to me about this passage was how serious Laura and Mary were about accepting the books and how Ma impressed upon them the importance of studying. I don't know how typical that was in those days, and maybe this was something that didn't even happen and Wilder added it in as a lesson for the kids reading her book. (I think she did a lot of that.)Megannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-41359721982302672222012-03-20T07:25:14.857-07:002012-03-20T07:25:14.857-07:00Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1857. Her family...Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1857. Her family moved to Walnut Grove, Minnesota ("Plum Creek") in 1874. I got the dates from this <a href="http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0801303.html" rel="nofollow">timeline.</a>FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.com