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A View of Education from the Collection of the Waltham Historical Society
A View of Education from the Collection of the Waltham Historical Society
If you can read this, thank a teacher. Teaching and education are central to the well being of any community. The educational experience in Waltham spans generations and often links the shared experiences of its citizens. The following exhibits are in no way inclusive of that experience. Rather, they offer vignettes of Waltham's educational past drawn from the holdings of the Waltham Historical Society. Take a moment to consider the themes they portray; and reflect upon the questions they pose (this is a classroom after all). Maybe they will bring to mind recollections of your own school days, and perhaps rouse memories of friends, activities, and teachers that helped transform your life.
Most job applications ask for "Educational Experience." Usually that means, High School Diploma? BA Degree? Something else? Yet, the lived experience of learning and education is far more than a degree or diploma. It fills a life, and sometimes fills a lifetime.
Welcome to Education in Waltham, a focused historical exhibit illustrating that the experience of the classroom and the devotion of teachers are among the most important links combining past and present in the creative life of the Waltham community.
A Timeline of Education in Waltham from 1756 to 1969
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