The Plight of the Frontier Teacher

Teaching was not an easy job - teachers usually boarded with members of the school board, dealt with constant surveillance in and out of the school, and the need to prove themselves both competent and of good character.
They suffered poor food, poor quarters, and were even assigned chores for the living arrangements provided for them.

Women began to hate their situation.  As one Iowa woman said "I find among strangers, we are judged by outward appearance and that we can't be too careful in giving the community an occasion for slander"

Next time...The Bell Rings in the One Room Schoolhouse