New England Colonies:
The parents wanted the children to learn about Christianity in the schools. The children were taught to read so they could read the Bible. When the children knew how to read, they could read school books too. If the New England villages had more than 100 families they could set up grammar schools. These schools taught the boys things like Latin and math and other subjects that they would need to get into college. Once the girls could read, they were not allowed to go to grammar school or to college. | Middle Colonies:
The schools were religious and they taught just the Catholic religion. They did not have very many public schools most of the schools were private. Students were taught other subjects so they could get into college. The only girls allowed to attend college were Quakers. | Southern Colonies:
Children in the Southern Colonies were taught at home, by their parents or by private tutors. When they became older, they would then go to college and girls did not go to school. Schools were small. Children learned to read from special books called hornbooks. Children in colonial America were taught a trade, usually the one their fathers did, so they could take over the family business. |