Hello Escapists, perhaps you could help me out a little here. Like so many others, I have begun to attempt to write a novel. Since writers typically write what they know, it takes place in a pretty small town like the one I lived in for a while (under 2000 people-ish).
The only problem is that when I had the small town experience, I was in high school. The main characters of my story are children in elementary school. So while I can write about the experience of going to a small town high school with reasonable fidelity, but I went to elementary school in a relatively big city. Obviously, elementary school is very different from secondary school, so I'm in a bit of a jam. I want to get the details right, but it's been difficult finding accounts of what going to elementary school in small town America is like on the internet. (Granted, I haven't looked THAT hard).
So, I guess the question is this: What was your elementary school experience like? How big of a town did you live in? How many kids were in your average classroom? What kind of subjects were on the curriculum? Where were you geographically? It'd really help me out if someone from a small, midwestern town in the United States could respond, but if you had a different situation, feel free to regale us with your tales! Thanks!
The only problem is that when I had the small town experience, I was in high school. The main characters of my story are children in elementary school. So while I can write about the experience of going to a small town high school with reasonable fidelity, but I went to elementary school in a relatively big city. Obviously, elementary school is very different from secondary school, so I'm in a bit of a jam. I want to get the details right, but it's been difficult finding accounts of what going to elementary school in small town America is like on the internet. (Granted, I haven't looked THAT hard).
So, I guess the question is this: What was your elementary school experience like? How big of a town did you live in? How many kids were in your average classroom? What kind of subjects were on the curriculum? Where were you geographically? It'd really help me out if someone from a small, midwestern town in the United States could respond, but if you had a different situation, feel free to regale us with your tales! Thanks!