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1950 - 1957 Era of Life Adjustment
FFA becomes a part of vocational agricultural training (more federal influence) https://civileats.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/171120-beginning-farmers.jpg 20% vocational; 20% college bound; 60% life adjustment 40% high school dropout rate Decrease in “hard” academic subjects (mathematics, science, foreign language) McCarthy hearings influence era of Social Reconstructionist curriculum development -
1958 - Sputnik
1957 - Sputnik https://res.cloudinary.com/teepublic/image/private/s--y35Ghrmc--/t_Preview/b_rgb:191919,c_limit,f_jpg,h_630,q_90,w_630/v1498856160/production/designs/1703763_1.jpg
NSF (National Science Foundation formed) National Defense Education Act - students encouraged to become more proficient in mathematics and science in defense of country First ACT administered -
1960 - Ruby Bridges
First African American (Ruby Bridges) child attends elementary school in Louisana https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51D63oi9LTL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/qgA5xxe-5G3fygluckH1Pm3Bf6tBXLk5da1TsIevyVHcVE7mADXhx9EVkyUq2Maig_sz0L5ZiZEC9SMidlBZhly8UMEhNX5z3d6L8r88BgsLsNg-tR5zUXavZEmmoF_heMVvuqfZ 1960’s Social Constructivist Theory (Vygotsky) -
1960's
1963 MLK delivers “I Have a Dream Speech” https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Kk6f-ncj4CDSb2mODyMPz0UKaKJr0-NRfyP7IXNnXQKaJdt-VPaYrmQ2sMGQGrfJ4nYXZZTVFPL_xAcPznlcR3mC0yAv9oCczG5KtsdUldXIUdko9GALTcUqTTxSz05J5k4hzNsC 1964 Montessori Method republished 1964 Civil Rights Act becomes law 1965 Head Start program implemented 1966 Cognitive learning gains momentum (Bruner) 1967 Bilingual Education Act 1968 Martin Luther King assassinated -
The Groovy 70s
1972 Title IX becomes law prohibiting discrimination based on sex 1973 Rehabilitation Act (section 504) 1974 Equal Educational Opportunities Act 1975 Education of all Handicapped Children Act 1975 Back to the Basics education (“Why John can’t write” TV spot)
