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The American Colonial Period
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Morril Act
-General land to colleges
-Land-Grant College Act -
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Role of Teachers
-could not drink,smoke, or marry
-required to attend church regularly and participate in civic events
-expected to preform at charitable events
-expected to be examples of moral behavior
-Quakers were "tolerant of others" beliefs, established first schools that welcome all sex,race, and religion -
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Education
-horn books were used
-taught to read so they can read the bible
-girls taught to cook and sew
-taught basic math and reading skills by parents
-use McGuffey's readers
-wealthy students went to college
-poor students went to work on the farm
-boys learn to hunt
-puritans in New England believed in religious education and valued learning to read the Bible
-boys educated by tutors at home
-girls and middle class had few opportunities for formal
-Dame schools were open to boys and girls -
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Personal Influencer- Fredrich Froebel
-established kindergarten -
The American Early National Period
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Role of Teachers
-involvement in church and community issues
-obey laws and rules
-respecting authority
-models of good citizenship -
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Education
-reading, writing, and math was taught
-Christian principles and citizenship
-religion played less of a role
-changes began in cities and spread to rural areas
-wealthy boys learned Geek, Latin, English grammar, advanced math, geography, literature, and science
-less European influence;education promoted ideas of freedom and liberty -
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Personal Influencer-Thomason Jefferson
-common people should be educated to take part in government
-helped establish a public system of education available without cost
-founded University of Virginia -
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Personal Influencer-Benjamin Franklin
-first public library
-started a secondary school, academy
-opened schools to everyone who could pay tuition
-covered broad ranges of subjects
-modern public schools -
American Common School Period
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Role of Teachers
-low salaries
-paid by community members
-teacher taught all grades in a school house
-women were able to make a living on their own
-helped poor people succeed -
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Education
-help poor students through songs and games
-laws in the South prohibited educating African Americans
-teachers had to pass test
-lack funds to provide a quality education
-schools for teachers to improve schools
-very few slaves were educated, but if they knew how to read it was a secret -
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Personal Influencer- Horace Mann
-provides free education
-first secondary of Massachusetts
-free public education for every boy and girl
-advocated the establishment for free libraries
-used state taxes to support public schools
-believed schools should not teach religious belief systems -
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Major World Event
-laws in the South prohibited education for African Americans
-Quaker schools allowed attendance of African Americans
-Civil War, northern missionaries started schools in South -
The American Progressive Period
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Major World Event
-Smith Hughes Act of 1917 established federal funding for high school classes
-First teachers' labor union formed
-more women entered the workforce
-leading progressive
-segregation in schools
-Industrial Revolution
-Child Labor Laws
-normal schools replaced
Vocational education called CTE -
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Role of Teachers
-African Americans teachers had less pay than white teachers
-fought for pay, statues, and working conditions
-believe schools should focus on students as individuals
-teachers were professionals -
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Education
-high school diplomas became more important than finding a job
-John Dewey "hands on approach"
-students required to attend elementary
-sensory experience should be before reading and experience
-work at own place
-vocational education called CTE
-use fine motor skills
-focus turned to students as individuals
-citizens turned to think critically and independent could improve working/living conditions
-leading progressive
-promoted link between learning -
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Personal Influencer-John Dewey
-had "hands on approach"
-work at own pace
-use fine motor skills
-promoted link between education
-sensory experience
-believed schools were too inferior -
1920s and Great Depression
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Roles of teachers
-women were still segregated
-paid $1,227 a year
-teachers decreased or eliminated
-federal government gave funds to hire teachers and purchase supplies -
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Major events
-"baby boom" led to an increased need for education
-Great Depression
-stock markets crashed
-credits became available, consumer education
-more people had disposable income
-schools struggled to pay teachers since people couldn't pay taxes
-quotas set on number of immigrants
-schools began offering free hot lunches
-schools faces a shortage of funds
-women were still segregated -
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Education
-new curriculums in schools were a priority
-new reading textbooks were created
-worked in factories
-children forced to work
-families had no money for school supplies
-better schools built to provide employment
-"Dick and Jane" readers
-books taught basic reading skills
-helped standardize education