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Fudamentals
To prepare boys for higer education. Girls were not accepted. Boys who went to these schools had to know Latin and Greek. -
Boston Latin School
The curriculum was centered around humanities. The belief was only good things are found in the soul. Ms. Cornelia A. Kelley was the first woman to be appointed Head Master in 1998. -
Christian Von Wolf
This school presented harmoney as more prominent than modern education. -
Benjamin Franklin
He believed the importance of self education was immeasurable. He founded the first public library. He said, "Early to bed adn early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." -
Salem College
Elisabeth Oesterlein was the first teacher of this college. They believed women deserved an education comparable to men. -
Principals of Prgressive Education
Teaching that children were the center of their learning. Teachers were to guide and encourage creativity and thought. Women's sufferage along with other societal events lead educators to think about education differently. -
John Locke's Curriculum
To create philosophical gentleman. Girls were not considered. Boys were thought to need to know manners. -
Head Start
The federal government created a panal of educators to help design a program that would help young children living poverty. -
New Math
Math content and rigor was radically deminshed in text books. This still has an effect on adults in thier late 40's and early 50's in America. -
Pyler vs. Doe
"The Texas statue which withholds from local school districts any state funds for the education of children how were on "legally admitted" into the US."
