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Country School: One Room - One Nation (2010)
Remembering where we came from
How many of us living went to a one room schoolhouse? The answer: Increasingly far fewer. This is why these memories have to be preserved. Filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle do just that in this informative, enlightening and enjoyable documentary that focuses on the history of these schoolhouses in the Midwest. Some hot button topics in schools today are bullying, immigration and consolidation. Well, the Rundles let us know these same issues were prevalent 100 years ago as well, in different ways. They interview several former students and teachers who give insight into what life was like back then. Historians also provide perspective to these places which often housed 6-16 year old students taught by 18 year old students. While many of these schoolhouses have been restored, many others are meeting their destiny with a wrecking ball. So maybe we should all learn from the past before memories fade.