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Russians explode nuclear bomb
The onset of the Cold War had implications for the growing criticism of education in America. -
Attacks on the state of and professors of education
Attacks on the state of schooling in America at midcentury concentrated on Satan and alleged political radicalism in the public schools (261). -
Anti-Life Adjustment Education
Bestor and Hand: life adjustment education was anti-intellectual; "It is not the job of the school to meet the common and specific individual needs of youth." -
Adlai Stevenson
Represented the rise of a renewed respect for intellectualism in America. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Rejection of the "separate but equal" clause. -
Toughen the schools
Hyman Rickover: Push for high performance in science and technical areas. Advocate for an increase of intellect to be able to compete on an international scale. -
Sputnik
Supported Rickover's notion of foreign intellectual superiority, especially in terms of science and technology. -
Congress passes the National Defense Education Act
National security depends on educating our youth in technical skills based on scientific principles. Emphasis on curriculum revision in math, science, and foreign languages. -
Transformation of the school: Progressive education redefined
Cremin's three characteristics: expansion of intellectual development; application of scientific research; tailoring instruction to different types of students. -
Reintroduction of social efficiency
Krug saw social efficiency as a potent ideology with the emphasis on social control. -
Eradication of the support of the elite
Katz railed against the myth of history, which is used by elite groups to promote self-interest. -
Moon landing
Pinnacle of Rickover's efforts -
Rise of the radical revisionists
Historians talked about social class considerations and against celebratory history.
