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Clara Barton: Schools
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A phrenologist visiting the Barton house advised her parents to put Clara, in her late teens, to teaching school to overcome her shyness. Although the idea terrified her, she took on forty boys and girls at a district school. Some of the boys near her own age might have proved unmanageable, but she joined their games and impressed them with her skills. "When they found that I was as agile and as strong as themselves, that my throw was as sure and as straight as theirs, their respect knew no bounds."
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At the age of 15 Clara became a school teacher. There were bullies there. But in little time, they were gone. They had scared away other teachers, but not Clara. The bullies were amazed with Clara's strength.
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Clara was afraid of many things such as; cranky animals, thunderstorms, the dark, and most of all people. She was extremely shy and by the age of 8, she was sent to boarding school. She lived a very different life. She became tired, pale, and thin. Clara was even afraid to eat.
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