Comments by "Voryn Rosethorn" (@vorynrosethorn903) on "1970: VICTORIAN TEENAGERS reminisce | Yesterday's Witness | Voice of the People | BBC Archive" video.

The Victorians knew as much or more than us today, it's just that not all of that information was correct, but it was still logical given the knowledge they had and the assumptions they made. Education was variable depending on the period of the Victorian era, philosophy, rhetoric, theology and moral teaching were much more widely understood on average partly because of a greater focus and partly because it was seen as more important at the time by individuals in becoming a well rounded and decent person. Higher end education was in all likelihood of much greater quality even with the bunk included due to a greater emphasis on self-reliance and basically no room for fools or nonsense. Lower end was a great deal worse especially in some independent schools where there was no room for learning at all, the average however especially later on was very decent even if focused on basics they often managed to do a lot more with a lot less (policies like having older children teach younger was very cost efficient). The direction of schools was often quite different, with the focus much more being on practical skills and moral development along with the skills to be able to learn more if motivated, child would have no leniency about learning the basics (literacy, maths and if a girl sewing) and to be a contributing member of society but they was not pressure to learn a vast curriculum of questionably relevant content, from the system at least, parents were a different matter and talented students would often catch the eye of teachers and be directed towards scholarships (with them often becoming teachers themselves).
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