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Colonial Period
The Colonial Period began when Jamestown was settled in 1607 and ended at the singing of the Peace Treaty with Great Brittain after the Revolutionary War. With religion being the principal concern of this period, the curriculum mainly consisted of the Bible, spellers, books of prayers, catechisms and other religious texts. -
John Locke
Human mind is a tabula rasa (blank slate) and knowledge is derived through experience. -
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Enlightenment Period in United States
Beginning in the 13 colonies and led to the American Revolution -
Marie Montessori
The Montessori Elementary Material: The Advanced Montessori Method -
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Industrial Revolution
Though the exact dates are not known about the beginning or end of the Industrial Revolution, it was a transition that included going from hand production to machine production. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Published "Emile, ou léducation" which expressed his views on education and included the importance of early childhood. -
Thomas Jefferson
Proposed a two-track education system (laboring and the learned). This reminds me of the new JumpStart initiative (2014) in Louisiana that provides a two-path diploma. -
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First Great Period of School Reform
School was considered a solution to a host of social problems and a tool of economic and political development. -
Horace Mann
Secretary of Massachusetts State Board of Education and a proponent of free, universal education. Advocate for pedagogical reform. -
First Kindergarten
Watertown, Wisconsin (Margarethe Schurz). -
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Civil War
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First Morrill Act (Land Grant Act)
Donation of public lands to states for at least one college for the purpose of agriculture and mechanic arts. -
Jane Addams--Hull House
Co-Founded Hull House for immigrants. -
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Progressive Era
Response to a new era of industrial developoment and urban growth. Two types of progressives emerged at this time: Pedagogical and Administrative -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Louisiana--Separate but Equal -
Jane Addams
Wrote "The Public School and the Immigrant Child" -
First Montessori School Opens in Tarrytown, NY
Tarrytown, NY -
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World War I
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John Dewey publishes "Democracy & Education. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education"
View help advance the progressive education movement. -
Smith-Hughes Act
Provided funds for agricultural and vocational education. -
Franklin Bobbitt
Wrote "The Curriculum". Wanted to prepare students for their role in an industrial society. Borrowed his efficiency philosophy from Frederick Taylor's principals of scientific management. -
Progressive Education Association Founded
Some Famous Progressives who placed children at the center of the learning process:
John Locke (1632-1704)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827)
Friedrich Fröbel (1782-1852)
Francis Wayland Parker (1837-1902)
John Dewey (1859-1952)
Hans Froelicher Sr. (1865-1930)
Eugene Randolph Smith (1876-1968) http://www.parkschool.net/about/philosophy/principles-of-progressive-education/ -
Jean Piaget
Published "The Child's Conception of the World" which outlined his theory of cognitive development. -
Stock Market Crashed
Ushered in the Great Depression until economies began recovery in the mid-1930's. -
John Dewey's My Pedagogic Creed
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George S. Counts
Dare the School Build a New Social Order -
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World War II
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Baby Boomers
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B. F. Skinner
Publishes Science and Human Behavior
Operant conditioning--reinforcement causes a change in behavior -
Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka
Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal -
Bloom's Taxonomy Introduced
"The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals; Handbook I: Cognitive Domain" is established -
Sputnik Launched
Put science education under the microscope in the U.S. Resulted in the National Defense Eduation Act (NDEA 1958) which increased funds for science, mathe, and foreign language education. -
Civil Rights Act
Prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion or national origin. -
The Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Part of Johnson's War on Poverty. Established Title I -
Department of Education Established
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Why Johnny Can't Write
Newsweek cover story--Debate about national literacy. Starts back-to-the-basics movement. -
A National at Risk
Report by the National Commission on Excellence in Education--sweeping reforms in public education and teacher training. Added the study of computer science. -
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Millenials
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Carl D. Perkins Vocational & Technical Education Act
PL 105-332--Goal was to increase the quality of vocational-technical education (Reauthoried in 1998 & 2006) -
No Child Left Behind Act
President George W. Bush signs into law. Reauthorizes ESEA of 1965 and replaces Bilingual Ed. Act of 1968. "Mandates high-stakes student testing, holds schools accountable for student achievement levels, and provides penalities for schools that do not make dequate yearly progress". -
Patrick Slattery
Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Era--2nd Edition -
Common Core State Standards Initiative
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Louisiana's Jump Start Initiative
Establishes two diploma tracks--Core Four (TOPS) Diploma or Career (TOPS Tech) Diploma
