<p>During the 19th century the Elementary school and its teachers emerge in the city of Halmstad and in the parish of Veinge as well as in Sweden overall. The aim of the essay is to enthrone these teachers’ conditions and a comparison is done between the teachers in these two places. The mate-rial that is used is for example minutes from the board of education in Veinge and the city council of Halmstad, collected works about the elementary school of Halmstad as well as litera-ture regarding the subject. The essay starts with a short background history about the Elementary school and its teachers. Then it continues to discuss whether it was important to have a teacher’s education or not, how the teachers were treated in the community, the teachers’ work and its biggest problem, and finally, salary, dismissal and pension. The essay shows that differences as well as similarities exist, which proves the complexity of the teachers’ conditions.</p>

During the 19th century the Elementary school and its teachers emerge in the city of Halmstad and in the parish of Veinge as well as in Sweden overall. The aim of the essay is to enthrone these teachers’ conditions and a comparison is done between the teachers in these two places. The mate-rial that is used is for example minutes from the board of education in Veinge and the city council of Halmstad, collected works about the elementary school of Halmstad as well as litera-ture regarding the subject. The essay starts with a short background history about the Elementary school and its teachers. Then it continues to discuss whether it was important to have a teacher’s education or not, how the teachers were treated in the community, the teachers’ work and its biggest problem, and finally, salary, dismissal and pension. The essay shows that differences as well as similarities exist, which proves the complexity of the teachers’ conditions.