schoolmarms
Old-fashioned female educators
Schoolmarms is the plural of schoolmarm, a somewhat dated term for a female schoolteacher, especially one seen as prim, strict, or old-fashioned.
The word often carries a faintly mocking tone, suggesting someone overly concerned with rules and propriety: She scolded him like a schoolmarm correcting grammar.
The singular also appears as schoolma'am.
Single-chamber rural school
- frontierEdge of settlement
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- ruralOf the countryside
- boardingEntering a vehicle
slate · inkwell · quill · blackboard · chalk · petticoat · pinafore · bonnet
Strict or ship's aft
- primAffectedly proper and stiff
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- prudishExcessively concerned with propriety
- spinsterUnmarried older woman
bun · spectacles · ruler · disapproving · old-fashioned · unmarried · proper · uptight
Profession of instructing others
- instructionGuidance for action
- lessonsUnits of teaching
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- readingInterpreting written text
writing · arithmetic · spelling · grammar · elocution · rote learning · memorization · drills
Temporary official holding
- dunce capConical humiliation headwear
- rulerOne who governs
- cornerMeeting point of edges
- scoldingHarsh verbal criticism
reprimand · punishment · truancy · expulsion · suspension · report cards · grades · conformity
one-room schoolhouse
Single-chamber rural school
boarding · slate · inkwell · quill · blackboard · chalk · petticoat · pinafore · bonnet · Victorian
stern
Strict or ship's aft
- primAffectedly proper and stiff
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- prudishExcessively concerned with propriety
spinster · bun · spectacles · ruler · disapproving · old-fashioned · unmarried · proper · uptight · frumpy
teaching
Profession of instructing others
- instructionGuidance for action
- lessonsUnits of teaching
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
reading · writing · arithmetic · spelling · grammar · elocution · rote learning · memorization · drills · recitation
detention
Temporary official holding
scolding · reprimand · punishment · truancy · expulsion · suspension · report cards · grades · conformity · obedience
- frontier lifehomesteaders, farmer, homesteading, shepherd, pioneer women
- Frontierswomenhomesteaders, settlers, pioneer women, ranchers, farmers
schoolmarmsfree spirits
Independent, unconventional people
bohemians · libertines · party girls · live wires · rebels