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Franklin's Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth
This encouraged the use of English instead of Latin for literacy instruction. -
Philadelphia African School established
Anthony Benezet persuades fellow Philadelphia Quakers to open the first free school for black children in the colonies.While in Philadelphia, Benezet worked to convince his Quaker brethren that slave-owning was not consistent with Christian doctrine.He added night classes in 1750 to the English School of Philadelphia that served black slaves. -
Franklin Philadelphia Academy
This school was oriented towards real-world, useful learning. The academy was built on the principles that Franklin exposed in 1749 in his work. The proposals were related to the Youth of Pennsylvania, which encouraged the use of English rather than Latin. -
Quaker school for females, African Americans and Native Americans established
Quakers believed that education should be all-inclusive. In that south, however, formal education for African Americans was nonexistent, despite a high literacy rate for white men and women. -
Jefferson's "More General Diffusion of Knowlaedge" published
A virgnian Bill that provided for broader avalibility of education for ,ore cildren. It didnt pass the Virginia legelsature, but it raised awareness of the need and potential value of education among both lawmakers and the public. -
Webster's first American Spelling Book
Some scholars say Webster had more influence on American education than anyone else in the 18th Century and have referred to him as "schoolmaster of the republic". -
First Sunday school established
Sunday schools were first set up in the 1780s to provide education to working children on their one day off from the factory. It was proposed by Robert Raikes and supported by many clergymen. It aimed to teach the youngsters reading, writing and cyphering and a knowledge of the Bible. It was 90 years, in 1870, before children could attend schools during the week.
