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561 BCE
The First Teacher
The first private teacher was Confucius in 561 B.C.
http://www.teacher-appreciation.info/Famous_Teachers/A_short_history.asp#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20learned,noble%20were%20allowed%20an%20education. -
History is mandatory in school
In 1903 teaching american history was mandatory in american elementary school.
https://www.historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-history-and-archives/historical-archives/american-history-in-schools-and-colleges-(1944)/chapter-3-american-history-in-the-classroom -
Maria Montessori
Maria thought that children developed naturally and that the responsibility of the teacher was to provide an environment in order for children to flourish in and learn. https://www.biography.com/news/famous-teachers-in-history -
Social Studies Emerges
Social Studies was added to the school curriculum. https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2433/Social-Studies-Education.html -
Teaching Chronologically
In the 1920s schools they started teaching in a chronologically way, they would teach from the oldest event to the most recent event. This was the most predominate way in teaching history back then. https://www.oah.org/tah/issues/2016/may/not-your-grandfather-s-u.s-history-class-abandoning-chronology-and-teaching-thematically/#:~:text=The%20traditional%20chronological%20framework%20for,in%20the%20same%20180%20days. -
Thematic Approach in history
Instead of learning everything in chronological order because it took to long and they did not have enough time in the year, teachers started teaching in a new way that allowed them to teach only the main points of an event.
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Social Studies Becomes History
During the 50s Curriculum was changed at a national level, history was replaced with social studies. Instead of teaching the past teachers were now forced to teach about problems that were occuring that moment in time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_studies#:~:text=The%20changes%20to%20the%20field,preparation%20standards%20of%20its%20teacher. -
Move for Social Studies
In the 1960s to the 1970s there was a movement (the New Social Studies Movement) that created a new curriculum that was made to engage student to investigate in historical problems and to analyze sources. https://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/ask-a-master-teacher/24405 -
The teaching of black history
In 1961 California added to their law that black history is to be taught in schools, soon other states follow suit. History teachers now had something to add to their planning. https://unifyhighschool.org/when-did-black-history-start-being-taught-in-schools/ -
Teaching through a computer screen
When Covid-19 hit people were afraid of what the consequences would be. Schools were shut down and students were sit home. During this time teachers were forced to get creative and find a way to keep student engaged. https://www.vedamo.com/knowledge/what-is-virtual-learning/