EDUCATION · HISTORICAL MARKER

1st Normal School

Concord, Vermont
· Pioneer in Teacher Training
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The first recognized school for the purpose of training teachers was conducted near here by the Rev. Samuel Read Hall from 1823 to 1825. It employed practice teaching along with lectures on Schoolkeeping, which became in 1829 the first professional book for teachers. The school was 2.4 miles south at Concord Corners.
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