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I happen to mostly agree. You’re picking one sentence I used as context for the rest of my comment. Regarding the telegram office, I’m pretty sure 13 year old
by kayodelycaon 3y ago
I happen to mostly agree.
You’re picking one sentence I used as context for the rest of my comment.
Regarding the telegram office, I’m pretty sure 13 year olds have a lot more schoolwork than they did in 1850. I frequently had days I spent all day in school and spent most of the night on homework.
- jhbadger 3y agoMost 13-year olds in the 19th century (including Andrew Carnegie and Thomas Edison, both telegraph boys in their youth) had literally no schoolwork. High school wasn't a common thing then and most people only went to grade school to learn how to read and write and do basic math. Carnegie went to grade school in Scotland before his family moved to America, and Edison was only given a basic home school education by his mother. I'm not saying that was good, but comparing 13-year olds then and today is hard. 13-year olds then were basically already adults.
- kayodelycaon 3y agoYeah. I know. I’ve read a lot about the 1800s, specifically squared-rigged warships. Midshipmen were very young. Taking children into battle on naval vessels… it was a very different time.