we are going to talk about the differences between education in the 50’s and 60’s, also the differences between women and between city and a small village in Spain. We are going to interview two people about this, and they’ll give us information about this topic and their own experiences. We hope that you like our next entries about this exiting topic.

1. ORAL HISTORY
PROJECT
Laura Moreno Sánchez
Beatriz Pousa Blanco
Alejandra Quiñones Riaza

2. INTRODUCTION

3. CONTENTS
Present our narrators
Background
Interviews
Conclussions

4. NARRATORS
María Paz Isabel

5. NARRATORS
María Paz
Madrid, on November the 13th of
1959
Middle class family
She went to school from 5 to 18 year
– old
She went to private schools
Nowadays, she is working in Endesa
as a secretary

6. NARRATORS
Isabel
Tuxe, on September the 8th of 1947
Working class family
She went to school from 6 to 14 year
– old
She went to the girl’s school of the
village
Nowadays, she is retired

7. BACKGROUND
On the 50’s and the 60’s was the dictatorship called Francoism
Education was regulated by was the “Moyano Law” (1857)
The government published “The White Book of Education”. Information
on it was:
- The 17% of the adult population was illiterate (mostly women)
- The education system depended on the social classes:
- Working class, in a village
- Middle class, in the city

8. INTERVIEW
About Primary School (Madrid):
- Small
- Few classes
- For boys and girls (20 per class)
- Uniform
- Without playground
After School:
From 5 to 10 years old → Primary
Education
- No University
- Shorthand, typing, French and
English
“I like school but not
doing homewoork”
María Paz

9. INTERVIEW
About School (Tuxe):
- One class
- Big
- All ages together
- Only for girls (20 - 30 per class)
After School:
From 6 to 14 years old → Primary
Education
- Classes at teacher’s home
- She studied French (Paris)
- She studied hairdressing (Madrid)
“ Every morning we
have to sing the
National Anthem”
Isabel

10. INTERVIEW
How were your teachers?

11. INTERVIEW
María Paz
How was the methodology?

12. SCHOOL IN THE CITY OR IN THE VILLAGE?
“I prefer the
education in the
city!”
“I prefer the
education in the
city!”

13. CONCLUSSIONS
The relationship between teachers and students:
- In the city was more authoritarian
- In the village was warmer and closer
The methodology was completly different:
- In the city was all about books, notebooks…
- In the village was just one encyclopedia and more practical
There’s a huge difference between schools:
- In the city there was a building with small several classes
- In the village there was just a big classroom

14. More information:
http://thehappyspringknight.blogspot.com.es/