Think Draw - Picture - the olde school

Title: the olde school
created on 03 Sep 13

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Comments on this picture (42):
1. Burgandy wrote: Wow - such a classic look!
2. mdawrcn wrote: Very nice!
3. indigo wrote: I love how you did the little roof over the front door. So well done, beautiful pic! J
4. Bowden wrote: Sooo Talented!
5. Normal wrote: We have a preserved one on the campus of IL State, because it once was a normal school! (Meaning it trained teachers - my mom and dad and most of mom's siblings.)This is wonderfully done.
6. Vals wrote: Beautiful pic.
7. Lizzi wrote: I had my first 4 years of schooling in one of these, but the bell was not on top - it was on the teacher's desk. There was a 2-room cottage for the teacher, a barn (in case a horse brought you to school) and twin outhouses.
8. Lizzi wrote: Normal school had trained most of our teachers but it was later changed to Teachers College.
9. priya41 wrote: a classic pic and so well done hjjr! love it
10. pinkie wrote: Very well done! Enjoyed reading othrt TDs stories!
11. priya41 wrote: yes I too enjoyed reading all the comments
12. Stella wrote: What a beauty
13. hjjr wrote: my mother started out her long teaching career in a one-room schoolhouse with all ages in class... she was only 20 years old. I have part of the slate blackboard from the old Star School.
14. priya41 wrote: :-)
15. okeanos wrote: pic full of sensitivity!!
16. Normal wrote: They were allowed to teach with far less training than now. My dad did 2 yrs at ISNU, then worked a year or 2 at a country school, then finished his last 2 years for a B.Ed. Likely a funds issue in the depression era.
17. methusalinka wrote: well many of you have known a school like that. wish schools could be like that when it was time to come to one.for my son and lin 45 for me. they were that ones contrast
18. methusalinka wrote: . but this one. would love to be six and for the first time enter that door with that roof on top. precisely like that. those lessons. must have been for keep. for never forgetting. in that frame. that bliss. beautiful too.
19. methusalinka wrote: ps here in this quire of teachers. I want to share with you that my son is now on his 3rd semester studying to become a teacher.I am so glad. he finally found that study he realy fits into. and he is now at his second practice.with kids from 5-10yrs.
20. methusalinka wrote: he did study english over here. but when they moved together over there he shifted.into teaching. incl. music and pictures and dance and telling stories..its so him.and I am so glad.
21. methusalinka wrote: godnat to this quire of teachers. thanks for sharing this with you. and godnat.from linka
22. methusalinka wrote: ps my next comments wont be this long sorry but very short. at least I try to. .promise!
23. ceniracoura wrote: FantÃ¡stico!!!!
24. five wrote: wonderful
25. clorophilla wrote: so fine and well done... you are the master of Gothic!
26. suzze wrote: :)
27. farout wrote: Top class :)
28. marg wrote: well.. this one is new for you, but it hits so hard, I think you may have found a brilliant 'new' medium for you :)
29. marg wrote: hmm. sorry, hj.. I forgot to say that this is just awesome and I wish I'd done most of it !
30. seven wrote: sweet pic you should keep creating
31. hxxhxx wrote: The technique is AMAZING!!!
32. ritachake wrote: This reminds me of times gone by.
33. linmar wrote: beautiful, watching the pb was like viewing a masterpiece in the making! :)
34. DebbieBreau wrote: I Just LOVE IT....smile
35. AFSOUTH wrote: A true Top-5 masterpiece hjjr!
36. pinkie wrote: Congrats on Top5!
37. randylynne wrote: Congrats on top 5! Can't believe I missed this earlier. Love how painterly it is.
38. KJLavigne wrote: Love it!
39. sandm wrote: das sticht hier (unter den tops) auch wieder heraus
40. Jasian wrote: Amazing!
41. golehto wrote: this is beautiful ,,, great work :)
42. gimzer wrote: very beautiful