Southern Education
Southern colonial education was much different from that of New England and the Mid-Atlantic region. Local schools were far less common as the population was smaller and children lived very far apart, therefore most education took place in the home. Education was also much more stratified according to social class here than other colonial regions. Education was mostly reserved for the wealthiest families who hired private tutors for their sons. These sons would often go on to boarding schools or university in Europe. Southern education was more about being learned than learning a vocational skill. Wealthy girls might go to finishing schools were they were taught the arts of managing a household and being a hostess, while slaves were barred from practically any education at all.
Southern Education - This article discusses the reasons for the lack of public schooling in the Southern colonies.
Southern Education - This article discusses the reasons for the lack of public schooling in the Southern colonies.