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Herbert R. Kohl's book The Open Classroom
Promoted
-Open education: Where education should be accessible to all students -Holistic learning: Where learning is connected through mental state as well as physically. -However the conservative 1970's movement served as a backlash against open education. -
Jean Piaget's book, The Science of Education
-Learning cycle model helps to popularize discovery-based teaching
-Popular in science fields -
The Rehabilitation Act
-Guarantees Civil rights for people with disabilities in context of federally funded institutions and requires accommodations in schools including participation in programs and activities as well as access to buildings.
-Today the act also is used to provide accomadations for students with disabilities who don't qualify for special ed or an IEP -
The Education of All Handicapped Children Act
-It requires that a free suitable education for students needs and offered in the least restrictive setting be provided for each handicapped child.
-"Why can't Johnny Write" goes over the national literacy and the back-to-basics program. -
Apple Computers
-Introduced Apple II, first successful computer -Become Popular in schools as students learn computer games like oregon trail and odell lake. -
"The Taxpayer's Revolt"
-The "Taxpayer's Revolt" leads to passage of proposition 13 in California -Copy-cat measures like proposition 2 1/2 in Massachusetts -Propositions freeze property tax which are a major source of funding -After 20 years drops from first in nation in per student spending to 43 -
John Holt's book, Teach Your Own: A Hopeful Path for Education
Book helped influence at home schooling -
Madeline C. Hunter's book Mastery Teaching
The direct teaching model becomes widley used as teachers throughout the country attend her workshops and become "Hunternized" -
The Report on the Nation Commission on Excellence in Education
A nation at risk calls for sweeping reforms in public education and teacher training
