ReferenceforTeachingI、异域风情1.NoahWebsterandthefirstAmericandictionaryNoahWebsterwasbornOnOctober16,1758.intheWestDivisionofHartford
Hisfatherfarmedandworkedasaweaver
Hismotherworkedathome.Noahandhistwobrothers,CharlesandAbraham,helpedfatherwiththefarmwork.Noah’ssister,MercyandJerusha,workedwiththeirmothertokeephouseandmakefoodandclothingforthefamily.Fewpeoplewenttocollege,butNoahlovedtolearnsohisparentslethimgotoYale,Connecticut’sonlycollege.Noahgraduatedinl778.Hewantedtostudylaw,buthisparentscouldnotaffordtogivehimmoremoneyforschool.So,inordertomakealiving,NoahtaughtinGlastonbury,HartfordandWestHartford.Laterhestudiedlaw
NoahdidnotlikeAmericanschools
Sometimes70childrenofallagewerecrammedintoone-roomschoolhouseswithnodesks,poorbooks,anduntrainedteachers
TheirbookscamefromEngland
Noahthough