Thanks, Diana. Basic school in villages was - must have been as the pupils wouldn't understand if it was in any other language. It means - Czech in Czech areas, German in German areas. There were two schools in some larger mixed villages, one for Czech and another for German pupils.
Does that even apply to pre-1848? If so, that means that the dominant German language didn't really reach down to rural Czech villagers...not involved in government jobs etc.
Yes, it is. As the people in Czech villages knew Czech only, it would have no sense to teach in German. If they continued in higher education, German was taught then.
Wonderfull post! I wonder how old were kids when they finish basic school in this new system after 1869. I ask because my great-grandfather (borned 1865) emigrated to Argentina when he was really young, but we don´t know exactly how old he was. Thanks!
Hi Blanka: I wonder if you can explain what was going on... In the baptismal/birth records of Ceska Trebova for babies born in the mid to late 1790s, I'm finding quite a few added notes in Latin, some dated 1817 that suggest that the boys (now 20+ year olds) are going to study at various places. A typical entry might be: 'exhibitae baptismales cum consensu dominii ad con discendam Vienna Chyrurgiem" or ...'pro sequenda studia...". Was the Church sponsoring these students? Was there a governmental/church program in 1817 to promote training of medical students and others?? Thanks for any insight you can give me..
Wonderful post; thanks for that! Was school always taught in the native language?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diana. Basic school in villages was - must have been as the pupils wouldn't understand if it was in any other language. It means - Czech in Czech areas, German in German areas. There were two schools in some larger mixed villages, one for Czech and another for German pupils.
DeleteDoes that even apply to pre-1848? If so, that means that the dominant German language didn't really reach down to rural Czech villagers...not involved in government jobs etc.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is. As the people in Czech villages knew Czech only, it would have no sense to teach in German. If they continued in higher education, German was taught then.
DeleteWonderfull post! I wonder how old were kids when they finish basic school in this new system after 1869. I ask because my great-grandfather (borned 1865) emigrated to Argentina when he was really young, but we don´t know exactly how old he was. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Juan, mandatory school attendance after 1869 was for 8 years, so the kids were 14 years old when they finished school.
DeleteHi Blanka: I wonder if you can explain what was going on... In the baptismal/birth records of Ceska Trebova for babies born in the mid to late 1790s, I'm finding quite a few added notes in Latin, some dated 1817 that suggest that the boys (now 20+ year olds) are going to study at various places. A typical entry might be:
ReplyDelete'exhibitae baptismales cum consensu dominii ad con discendam Vienna Chyrurgiem"
or ...'pro sequenda studia...". Was the Church sponsoring these students? Was there a governmental/church program in 1817 to promote training of medical students and others?? Thanks for any insight you can give me..