In 1925, fourteen-year-old Ida Bidson secretly takes over as the teacher when the one-room schoolhouse in her remote Colorado area closes unexpectedly.

"This newly revised edition describes how building a school was a priority once an early community became established. Students of all ages shared one teacher and the same four walls year after year. A One-Room School describes how the teacher, a respected member of the community, was entrusted with the responsibility of teaching reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic. Children will enjoy seeing inside a one-room schoolhouse and discovering: what subjects...

Presents a brief history of the one-room schools that existed in the United States from the 1700s to the 1950s.

A collection of true stories from the Good Old Days.

Text and pictures bring to life days at a one-room school in northern Vermont which has been functioning for more than 100 years.