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Fun Fact
Bird feathers were made into quill pens which required students to repeatedly dip the quills in inkwells and were used for during the common era until about 1830. -
The First English Classical School
The first English classical school was established in Boston. It was a a free secondary school which was designed to meet the needs of boys not planning to attend college. The studies offered were English, math, history, science, geography, bookkeeping, and surveying. The goal was to reflect each courses practical emphasis. In 1824, the name was changed to the English High School. -
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Andrew Jackson President
American lawyer, soldier, and statesman, Andrew Jackson, also served as the seventh president of the United States and was well known for being a general in the United States Army and serving in both houses of the U.S. Congress. -
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Population Increase
The United States land area nearly doubled due to the 13 to 32 million people population increase between 1830 and 1865. 4 million people from the new population were immigrants. -
Perkins School for the Blind
Watertown, Massachusetts holds the oldest school for the Blind in the United States. It can also be known as the Perkins Institution for the Blind. However, the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind was founded in 1832. It is later named as the Overbrook School for the Blind. -
Peterborough Town Library
The Peterborough Town Library in Peterborough, New Hampshire was the first public library. The small modern structure was supported by taxes for the people. -
Horace Mann became the first secretary of the State Board of Education for Massachusetts
Public education advocate, Horace Mann became the first secretary of the State Board of Education for Massachusetts until 1848. He was a lawyer turned educator who believed education should be the right of all citizens. -
First Normal School
The first normal school was founded in Pennsylvania in 1855.
The name has been changed numerous times but now known as the
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National Teachers Association
The National Education Association mission is "to advocate for education professionals and to unite our members and the nation to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world”. https://study.com/academy/lesson/national-education-association-nea-overview-membership-requirements-activism.html -
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Abraham Lincoln
American statesman and lawyer, Abraham Lincoln, was elected the16th president of the United States. Unfortunately his assassination ended his service in 1865. He led the nation through the American Civil War which was the most important piece of Americans great history. Abraham had a conscious view on education and in 1832 he made his first political statement emphasizing education. He stated that education is the "most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in". -
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Civil War
The American Civil War started in 1861 and ends in 1865 after the surrender of the Confederate States. This also began the Reconstruction era of U.S. history. The war was originally caused by high tension between northern and southern states and opposing views on slavery, states’ rights, and the westward expansion.