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470 BCE
Socrates
Socrates was a Greek philosopher that had a profound influence on Western philosophy. -
428 BCE
Plato
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the first Academy. This was the earliest account of what would have been a University in today's age. Plato was fascinated with ideal forms and everyday experiences. -
384 BCE
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist, and one of the greatest intellectual figures of Western history. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was a draftsman for the Declaration of Independance, the third president of the US, and responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. -
Publication of Rousseau's Emilie
This book outlines a process of education that would prevent man from being corrupted by society and instead nurture his virtues and goodness. -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period of time when handicraft economy became dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. -
John Swett
John Swett was an American educator who bettered the California public school system. Swett took a job as a principal in California, he began organizing the city's public schools and was later elected as California's superintendent of public instruction. -
Ellen H. Richards
Ellen H. Richards was an American chemist and founder of the home economics movement in the US. She was also the first woman admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She was an advocate for women interested in sciences. -
Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (1881) and the National Negro Business League (1900s). -
John Dewey
John Dewey was an American philosopher and educator. He was a cofounder of the philosophical movement known as pragmatism. Pragmatism is a type of schooling that focuses on the usefulness, workability, and practicability of ideas, policies, and proposals. -
Alice P. Norton
Alice P. Norton preceded her husband in death by raising their 5 children, becoming an advocate for women's studies, and taught home and family life at the University of Chicago School of Education. -
Morrill Act of 1862
Also known as the Land-Grant was legislation to assist states in financing colleges that would specialize in agricultural and the mechanics of art. -
Martha Van Rensselaer
Martha Van Rensselaer was an American home economist and pioneer in the development of extension courses for women in rural areas. -
W.E.B DuBois
W.E.B DuBois was an American sociologist, historian, author, editor, and activist. He assisted in the creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). -
David Snedden
David Snedden was a prominent educator who pushed his approach to design an educational program that reconciled the demands of industrial society with the capabilities and interests of children. -
Charles A. Prosser
Charles A. Prosser worked as a post office superintendent, lawyer, teacher, principal, and school superintendent. Later in life, he acted as executive secretary of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education (1912-1915) and was the first executive director of the Federal Board for Vocational Education (1917-1919). -
Denis Mobley
Dennis Mobley was an American Ag teacher who organized the Future Farmers of America (FFA). Mobley served for the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), was involved in vocational education legislation, and fought for CTE when President Eisenhower eliminated CTE funds. -
Second Morrill Act
The Second Morrill Act provided annual appropriations to each state to support its land grant colleges. -
Smith-Lever Act of 1914
The Smith-Lever Act established a system of cooperative extension services connected to land-grant universities to inform citizens about agriculture, home economics, and government issues. -
World War I
World War I lead to the fall of four great imperial dynasties: Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey. After WWI, CTE became mass accepted that included adult education and retraining of citizens to re-enter the workforce. -
Smith Hughes Act of 1917
The Smith Hughes Act of 1917 established a federal fund to vocational education which included agricultural education. -
Womens Suffrage
Women's Suffrage was a push to allow women to vote. This was a huge step towards women getting equal rights. -
Association of Career of Technical Education
CTE is an educational program that prepares youth and adults for rigorous and relevant knowledge in specified pathways. -
American Vocational Association
The American Vocational Association was developed, then the first convention was held where the 6 categories of Vocational education were created. -
George Read Act of 1927
The George Read Act of 1927 established the removal of home economics from the trade and industrial component of the Smith Hughes Act. -
George Dean Act of 1936
The George Dean Act of 1936 allotted millions of dollars for education in the vocational education. -
Hatch Act of 1939
The Hatch Act is a federal law to maintain the public trust in our executive branch. -
Technological Revolution
The Technological Revolution is a period which one or more technologies is replaced by another novel technology in a short amount of time. -
World War II
World War II involved the Axis powers and the Allies. During WWII, CTE expanded as technical skills were needed for defense purposes. -
George Barden Act of 1946
The George Barden Act amended the George Dean act and allotted more funds that could be used towards salary and expenses for a state director and counselor. -
Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement was a social justice movement for Black Americans to gain equal rights in the United States. Black Americans took on leadership like never before. Some held public office and sought legislative changes for equality. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was a series of three artificial Earth satellites launched by the Soviet Union. This sparked the "space race" between countries. -
National Defense Education Act
The NDEA provided funding to provide funding to improve American schools and to promote postsecondary education. -
New Directions Report
This report presents findings from an agricultural education study at the secondary level to make recommendations for program improvement. -
Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962
The Manpower Development and Training Act to train and retrain workers who were unemployed due to automation and technological change. -
Vocational Education Act and Amendments
The Vocational Education Act and Amendments offers new and expanded vocational educations programs to bring job trainings into harmony with industrial, economic, and social realities of today. -
Rufus Stimson
Rufus Stimson was an American educator who served as the third president of the Connecticut Agricultural College. Stimson made progress in repairing broken ties with the state's agricultural communities. -
Educational Amendments (Title IX)
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 are laws that prohibit sex-based discrimination in any school or any other education program that receives funding from the federal government. -
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act consolidates a number of existing federal job training programs to help unemployed, underemployed, and disadvantaged individuals. -
Horace Mann
Horace Mann was an American educator and the first great advocate of public education who believed that education should be free, universal, nonsectarian, reliant on well-trained professional teachers. -
Nation at Risk Report
A Nation at Risk Report is a title for President Ronald Reagan's report on National Commission on Excellence in Education. This report called for greater federal support of education. -
Carl Perkins Vocational Education Act (Perkins 1)
The Carl Perkins Vocational Education Act is a federal law that supports CTE programs and job training for students at the secondary and postsecondary levels. -
SCANS
SCANS examine the demands of the workplace and whether young people are capable of meeting those demands or not. -
Carl Perkins Vocational Education Act (Revised)
The revision of the Carl Perkins Vocational Education Act was to increase the funding and revise the definition of vocational education. -
School to Work Opportunities Act
The School to Work Opportunities Act provide states with finds for designing school-to-work systems to better prepare all students for future careers and education. -
Land-Grant to Tribal Colleges
These land grants were put in place to support Native American students. -
Education Amendment Act (Perkins III)
This is the third revisions of the Perkins Act that revised the definition of "vocational education" and aligned the vocational education with academics. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act aimed at improving public primary and secondary schools and student performance. -
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act (Perkins 5)
The 5th revision of the act changed to title of vocational education to career and technical education. This revision allowed for post-secondary tech programs to be separately funded.