Lyddie and the Industrial Revolution

On Monday, in Reading, we read about Lyddie who is just beginning to question her own freedom.  Readers have been talking about how she's "enslaved" because she's indentured.  Students are amazed to learn that during the Industrial Revolution child labor was the norm, and the paychecks went directly to the parents.  They are becoming very grateful for the freedoms they have as children in 2012.