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Aims of Progressivism
Social reform to improve American life
used precribed set of materials and physical exercise that the children could use as they saw fit
encourage children to question the bounds of what they know.
Make education relevent to life.
Encourage grouop work and teamwork
Taught to catch students interests. -
Little Albert study
John B Watson and his assistant, Rosealie Rayner conduct their expieremnts using classical conditioning with children. -
Progesivism Era
Movement began around 1890
The Progressive Education Assosication was founded in 1919
Their aim was to reform the entire school system of America -
Mary Bethune
founds Daytona Normal and INdustrial School for Negro Girls -
Native Americans
granted citizenship and sent to military schools to be beaten and abused. -
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
it was first adminstered and based on the Army Alpha test. -
Problem of Indian Administration
Recommented Native Americans have thier own school -
Alverez vs. the Board of Trustees of the Lemos Grove (California) School DIstrict
becomes the first successful school desegregation court case in the Unted States, as the local court forbs the school discricts from placing Mexican-American chilren in a separate "Americanization" shool. -
Teachers College at Columbia University
Willia H. Kilapatrick and other students of Dewey taught the principles of progressive education to thousands of teachers and school leaders. -
Progessivism begins to decilne
World War II begins
Schools deficiencies become plain
education seemed soft and lacking structure
many schools origins come from progessive era -
Transportation
Frank W. Cyr organizes a national conference on student transportation. It results in the adoption of standards for the nation's schools buses, including the shade of yellow. -
Lanham Act Passed
Provided funding for taining of worers in war plant by United States Office of Education
Construction of schools in areas where military personnell and workers on federal projects resided
provided child care for workers -
G.I. Bill of Rights
provided veterans payment for tuition and room and board at college and universities.