Nearly 100 year old chalboards with work entact found

[rightwinger]

Chalkboards from 1917 Unearthed in Oklahoma School snopes.com

In early June 2015, contractors renovating Emerson High School in Oklahoma City made a fascinating discovery: As they removed an old set of chalkboards, workers unearthed several even older boards from which century-old lessons were apparently never wiped. Principal Sherry Kishore described an old-fashioned, wheel-style multiplication table displayed on one of the chalkboards that was unlike any she’d ever seen





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[rightwinger]

 

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[rightwinger]

While there’s no definitive proof the lessons are from 1917, the evidence is hard to argue with. It’s history the district says it will work to preserve. The boards may be too delicate to remove so the district is looking into a way to preserve them without removing them.

 

[Moonglow]

Those Okies knew how to draw, it was the talking and writing part it took them 70 more years to learn...

 

[rightwinger]

Hard to imagine how teachers functioned without Powerpoint

Chalk?

 

[Moonglow]

Hard to imagine how teachers functioned without Powerpoint

Chalk?

The state is full of chalk, we used to pick it up off the ground and write in concrete sidewalks...In other words, we wrote with rocks since Okies are soo po...

 

[Ravi]

Cute! Look how tolerant they were back then. All the pilgrims are black.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Chalkboards from 1917 Unearthed in Oklahoma School snopes.com

In early June 2015, contractors renovating Emerson High School in Oklahoma City made a fascinating discovery: As they removed an old set of chalkboards, workers unearthed several even older boards from which century-old lessons were apparently never wiped. Principal Sherry Kishore described an old-fashioned, wheel-style multiplication table displayed on one of the chalkboards that was unlike any she’d ever seen





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Neat. Surprised the chalk stayed on so long given how easily it comes off.

 

[rightwinger]

Chalkboards from 1917 Unearthed in Oklahoma School snopes.com

In early June 2015, contractors renovating Emerson High School in Oklahoma City made a fascinating discovery: As they removed an old set of chalkboards, workers unearthed several even older boards from which century-old lessons were apparently never wiped. Principal Sherry Kishore described an old-fashioned, wheel-style multiplication table displayed on one of the chalkboards that was unlike any she’d ever seen





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Neat. Surprised the chalk stayed on so long given how easily it comes off.

Seems they just installed new boards over the old boards without bothering to erase them

Created a 100 year old time capsule

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Chalkboards from 1917 Unearthed in Oklahoma School snopes.com

In early June 2015, contractors renovating Emerson High School in Oklahoma City made a fascinating discovery: As they removed an old set of chalkboards, workers unearthed several even older boards from which century-old lessons were apparently never wiped. Principal Sherry Kishore described an old-fashioned, wheel-style multiplication table displayed on one of the chalkboards that was unlike any she’d ever seen





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Neat. Surprised the chalk stayed on so long given how easily it comes off.

Seems they just installed new boards over the old boards without bothering to erase them

Created a 100 year old time capsule

Makes more sense.

Would have to check, but pretty sure I've heard of old Egyptian clay tablets remaining extant with similar 'mundane' writing.

 

[rightwinger]

Chalkboards from 1917 Unearthed in Oklahoma School snopes.com

In early June 2015, contractors renovating Emerson High School in Oklahoma City made a fascinating discovery: As they removed an old set of chalkboards, workers unearthed several even older boards from which century-old lessons were apparently never wiped. Principal Sherry Kishore described an old-fashioned, wheel-style multiplication table displayed on one of the chalkboards that was unlike any she’d ever seen





.

Neat. Surprised the chalk stayed on so long given how easily it comes off.

Seems they just installed new boards over the old boards without bothering to erase them

Created a 100 year old time capsule

Makes more sense.

Would have to check, but pretty sure I've heard of old Egyptian clay tablets remaining extant with similar 'mundane' writing.

Ive seen them find drawings in charcoal in those tombs

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Chalkboards from 1917 Unearthed in Oklahoma School snopes.com

In early June 2015, contractors renovating Emerson High School in Oklahoma City made a fascinating discovery: As they removed an old set of chalkboards, workers unearthed several even older boards from which century-old lessons were apparently never wiped. Principal Sherry Kishore described an old-fashioned, wheel-style multiplication table displayed on one of the chalkboards that was unlike any she’d ever seen





.

Neat. Surprised the chalk stayed on so long given how easily it comes off.

Seems they just installed new boards over the old boards without bothering to erase them

Created a 100 year old time capsule

Makes more sense.

Would have to check, but pretty sure I've heard of old Egyptian clay tablets remaining extant with similar 'mundane' writing.

Ive seen them find drawings in charcoal in those tombs

Episode of "Sex in the Ancient World" mentioned 'oldest found pornography' from ancient Egypt. Think it was a papyrus scroll with what they described as simple porn.

Clay tablets are the oldest and best preserving medium for writing other than something on rock n stone as with Aboriginie painting and such. 10k years clay tablets will retain information. Compared with about 100 for a modern CD or DVD.

 

[rightwinger]

Chalkboards from 1917 Unearthed in Oklahoma School snopes.com

In early June 2015, contractors renovating Emerson High School in Oklahoma City made a fascinating discovery: As they removed an old set of chalkboards, workers unearthed several even older boards from which century-old lessons were apparently never wiped. Principal Sherry Kishore described an old-fashioned, wheel-style multiplication table displayed on one of the chalkboards that was unlike any she’d ever seen





.

Neat. Surprised the chalk stayed on so long given how easily it comes off.

Seems they just installed new boards over the old boards without bothering to erase them

Created a 100 year old time capsule

Makes more sense.

Would have to check, but pretty sure I've heard of old Egyptian clay tablets remaining extant with similar 'mundane' writing.

Ive seen them find drawings in charcoal in those tombs

Episode of "Sex in the Ancient World" mentioned 'oldest found pornography' from ancient Egypt. Think it was a papyrus scroll with what they described as simple porn.

Clay tablets are the oldest and best preserving medium for writing other than something on rock n stone as with Aboriginie painting and such. 10k years clay tablets will retain information. Compared with about 100 for a modern CD or DVD.

I don't know about that

I still have my 8 tracks