Quote:
All hobbits, of course, can cook, for they begin to learn the art before their their letters (which many never reach)...
-- TTT, Ch: Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
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I know this isn't specifically
school, but this passage made me think that school in the Shire was not a prevalent priority. It hints that most hobbits learn the basics of subsistence, but have no need to learn much more than that. Bilbo and Frodo were exceptions in that they were very learned.