Show SCHOOL LIFE IN ARMENIA children rave to work harder and do not lam as there are two classes of schools in armenia private and public the private schools begin at sunrise and end at sunset each child brings 0 aleca of carpet which he places on the floor and upon which he sits all day until sunset when he carries home again his square rug the children supply their own books consequently the textbooks vary from a bible a prayer book to a newspaper and when a pupil has learned all in his own textbook text book he exchanges it with another student and so onas a rule says the boston herald at alie end of the four years course the children leave school scarcely knowing how to red this is not owing to the lack of intelligence on the children s part but flip result of the defective system in teri ehing them the public schools are substantially the same as those in america with alic exception that the sexes are taught in separate buildings religious instruction is given in the schools the churches deeming it unnecessary to support sunday schools As all the children arc of one faith there is no religious conflict the course of study in the schools is very hard because of alie different languages spoken in the several sections of the country even the russian language is studied in summer the private schools are held out of doors |