Yep, my eldest settler just died. The statue could have been in honor of him.
I like the idea of a Master Teacher, too. Having one of them could accelerate the children's learning.
Just like you put an adult at the research table to make them improve in research, I would like to put the children at the school and make them learn quicker. Other than pick mushrooms (which they won't do by themselves) there is not much else they will do except run around and play.
I've seen a few ideas posted here regarding the nursing mothers. It would be nice to have them do something except nurse. *Real* mothers certainly do more!