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Dame Schools (1600's)
These were schools ran by women in their own homes. They also provided childcare to working adults if parents are willing to pay. They women made a minimal income, and the type and quality of instruction varied widely. -
John Locke (1632-1704)
John Locke was an English philosopher and physician. He believed that the purpose of education was to produce a child with a sound mind and body so that they can better serve their country. He thought education should depend on one's station of life and he wrote an essay "Concerning Human Understanding" that explained his belief that human mind is a blank slate at birth and knowledge is obtained through experience. -
Massachusetts law of 1647
This law required that towns of fifty families or more would need to hire a schoolmaster that would teach children to read and write. Towns of a hundred families or more must have a grammar schoolmaster who could prepare children to attend Harvard College. -
The Hornbook (16th-18th century)
The hornbook was a paper that had the letters of the alphabet on it and that paper was mounted on a wooden paddle-like thing. Children usually would carry it around on their belt. -
Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
Rousseau was a French philosopher who believed that students should be in accordance with their capacities and development and He argued against a teacher centered education where knowledge is disseminated based on a predetermined curriculum. -
Noah Webster
Noah Webster wrote "A Grammatical Institute of the English Language" which was an English textbook that had three parts which were a reader, spelling book, and grammar book. This book was used across the United States and parts are still used today. -
Chalkboard
Created by James Pillians, this invention stopped the expense and waste of buying paper and ink and instead allowed students to write and erase and re-write again. -
First Kindergarten
Margerethe Schurz opened the first kindergarten in 1856 which was located in Watertown, Wisconsin. -
Department of Education
This was the year that the Department of Education was created in order to help states establish effective school systems. This put an order to education and drove the American education system forward. -
Mary McLeod Bethune
After getting a Divorce, Bethune opened a boarding school "Daytona Beach Literary and Industrial School for Training Negro Girls." in order to support her and her son.
Eventually her school became a college in 1929 and issued its first degrees in 1943. -
Smith-Towner Bill (1920's)
The Smith-Towner Bill established the National Education Association, providing federal funds to public schools. -
Columbine School Shooting
This was the nation’s deadliest school shooting incident. Because of this shooting many schools required tighter safety procedures such as active shooter drills, and more surveillance cameras throughout schools. -
No Child Left Behind
This act signed by George W. Bush that would hold schools accountable for a student's achievement levels. This act required that students had to have annual tests and schools are required to meet an annual performance target set by the state, have an adequate yearly progress report with regard to test scores, and have sufficient participation rates. -
Parents Involved in Community Schools V. Seattle School District No. 1
The Seattle School District allowed students to apply to any high school in the District. But some schools had too many students choose them as their first choice, so the district used a system of tie breaker to decide what students would be accepted into those popular schools. Each high school also had a predetermined percentage of racial demographics to maintain which effected the tie breaker to some extent. -
Common Core
Created by: E.D. Hirsch Jr.
The purpose of this is to create higher standards of education that are consistent across states, and to provide teachers, parents, and students clear expectations that will help students have skills and knowledge to help them with their future.