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Family as First Educational Teachers
Education starts at home. This will never change, knowing that, it is easy to see that education is all around us. Even today with public schools, it is important to realize the first educators are family that help us grow. It is vital to know that our educational history starts with family teaching family (Kaplan, Owings. 104). -
New Education Law of 1642
An important law passed, that helped those such as servants, the poor, and orphaned become educated the same as those that were able to afford it. This created equal opportunity education and impacted America by taking its first steps for equality of all people (Kaplan, Owings. 114). -
The Education of Native and African Americans
In the early 1950's there was a large amount of racial judgments. When Native Americans and African Americans were given the opportunity to be educated like those with money or even the poor, and orphaned, it increased the pressure to make the races equal. This is another important step to equal education and eventually equal rights to do things like vote (Kaplan, Owings. 117). -
Town Schools Hire Women to Teach
Until this point in time men held most positions that required to be out of the house. Most Women were expected to serve and run the house. However for women to be considered to teach the young minds was a big step for all women kind, become a critical event in education, as well as for future occupations women now hold (Kaplan, Owings. 107). -
Public Schooling in the 1900's
In the nineteenth century, schools began teaching students how to be prepared for a variety of occupations, as well as become a contributing, level-headed contributing member of society. This is important because it has led us to where we are today in public schooling (Kaplan, Owings. 131).
