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Education in Victorian England was different from today's schooling in many aspects. The malicious treatment of students at boarding schools frequently included being beaten and almost starved. Some children died as a consequence of the harsh way of life. Officials at these schools commonly censored mail and did not let pupils take vacations home, so parents had little to no knowledge of these problems. However, many children still attended these schools, because public education was more expensive. The poor turned to lives of crime because they lacked educaiton, and therefore could not make much money.
Schools taught children attending public schools with different customs depending on sex, parents' financial situations, social class, religious beliefs, and education values. The children of the upper class generally had the best education. During this time; however, the middle class started receiving a better education. However, boys who were regularly left at public schools......

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