Jane Eyre Buddy Read discussion

It seems that in the victorian age the rules in the schools were very strict and that they were not particular about cleanliness.
Reading Jane Eyre I learnt that they use finger stocks like this
https://www.facebook.com/320312621452... (hope you can see the image) to prevent pupils from moving their fingers. When I read this it gives me goose pimples. I also learnt that only one mug was available in a table with four girls (but we are speaking of charity schools. In schools attended by upper class boys the conditions were certainly better.)

did that time make there kids go to schools awY