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History Revisited: The evolution of Groton schools
This 1906 photograph depicts students in front of the Poquonnock Bridge School, which was originally Groton’s Seventh District School, was built in 1797 and added to in 1890. The school was destroyed by an arson fire in 1912. (photo courtesy of Carol Kimball)
Published December 15. 2020 7:55AM
Jim Streeter, Special to The Times
One of the primary and major responsibilities of a local government is to provide children with adequate educational opportunities. In 1698, the purpose of schooling was to teach children to “read, write and cypher,” which later was referred to as the three Rs: “reading, ‘riting (writing) and ‘rithmetic (arithmetic).”