Since you are under time pressure, you might consider focusing on Jane Eyre's experiences at Lowood School, which is a harsh, unloving institution for orphan children like herself. Lowood School is a good representation of the type of educational institution available to children with no money, no protector, and no power. You can get most of what you need out of Chapter 5 of the book. You could possibly simply summarize that chapter, picking out the school's worst features. You might want to compare them with the institution which harbored Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist for so many years of his childhood. Jane Eyre went on to become a teacher herself. She became a governess in the household of Mr. Edward Fairfax Rochester where her chief responsibility is to tutor a little girl who is Rochester's ward. Private tutoring was a major form of instruction in England in Victorian times. Being a governess and tutor was one of the few careers open to young unmarried women with middle-class backgrounds and some education. Jane's personal experiences at Lowood School and at Thornfield might be sufficient to give a sample of English education.
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