Victorian Education Research PaperEducation is identified as a major canon of the Victorian era. Although education was used primarily for religious purposes and for the wealthy, as it was for decades before; in the Victorian era, the elements were modernized. However, depending on a person's socioeconomic status, their education varied. It is for this reason that during the 19th and 20th centuries, education became a major aspect of reform. These reforms have become the basis of our educational rules and laws today and have contributed to modern educational teaching. Education and its components during the Victorian era led to changes that still impact the current education system. Victorian education was enforced by strict teachers who used a variety of shameful punishments. The teachers were very strict and demanded complete obedience and attention. They were supposed to have complete control over their students and their classroom. Therefore, in order to maintain their superiority and authority over their students, they used a variety of punishments. However, even if a student did not disobey, but simply did something that annoyed the teacher, such as being witty, he or she also received punishment. Teachers would use a cane to hit a disobedient child's buttocks, hands, or legs. Additionally, a tawse (a leather strap) was used if the teacher preferred it to the cane (“Going to School in the Victorian Age” 1). However, the most important punishment was the donkey hat. It was a rather large cone-shaped hat with a large D written on it. This brought attention to those who were wicked. Students who received this punishment had to stand in a corner or on a wooden stool for about an hour. However, not only the naughty students were punished...... middle of paper......the British education system. Victorian educational reforms have influenced today's global education system. Education in the Victorian era included a variety of elements that shaped the educational level of each social class. Schools were established for non-wealthy men and expanded access to the poor and women. Furthermore, the reforms increased the number of children in school and ultimately influenced our current education system. Although with new educational standards, tests, and new discoveries, we can attribute many of our basic systematic rules to the reforms of the Victorian era. Without the many changes that occurred in the 19th and 20th centuries, many students might not even be in school until age 17, and women might not be as educated. We must recognize the education system and the changes of the Victorian era as the structure and foundation of our current system..