Žemaitė - daraktorė
| Author |
|---|
Vaivada, Rimantas |
| Date | Volume | Start Page | End Page |
|---|---|---|---|
1996 | 32 | 180 | 188 |
When analysing the epoch of the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, the features of the evolution of national education have been revealed, e. g. the nonofficial system of education based on the activities of the daraktorius (a teacher at a secret school in Lithuania during the period of Tsarist oppression). Julija Žymantienė Žemaitė’s educational activities and literary works, reflecting the folk wisdom and educational ideas of the time, however, have hardly been investigated. The analysis of Zemaite’s social activities as a Lithuanian folk educator is the most important in this paper. Her activities as a writer when teaching children at home and the secret school, her exclusive duty to enlighten the nation are described.