American Essence

An American Memory: The One-Room Schoolhouse

The little red schoolhouse makes a comeback as parents today strive for the values that enveloped these early institutions.
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An American Memory: The One-Room Schoolhouse
A one-room schoolhouse in Breathitt County, Ky., 1940. Public Domain
Jeff Minick
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Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Henry Ford, and my favorite college professor Ed Burrows all had one thing in common. Each attended a one-room schoolhouse.

And so did millions of other Americans.

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Jeff Minick
Jeff Minick
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Jeff Minick has four children and a passel of grandkids. He has written two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” as well as “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” You’ll find more of his writing at JeffMinick.substack.com.