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American Public School System
Townships were required to appoint a teacher for reading and writing, but the main curriculum objective was to produce God-fearing Christians. -
Moral Education
Moral education was the entire curriculum, and the subject matter of textbooks were heavily based on morality. -
Common Schools
People started recognizing free schools for all children were necessary for the well-being of a society -
The Melting Pot
Many ethnic differences melted together and President Kennedy knew that advancements needed to be made in order to benefit all kids. -
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John Dewey
Dewey felt that reforms in early education could be a major level of social change. They could lead the way to a more just and free society. -
Progression of American Education
The education consensus was built upon by four formative movements. These movements were set upon public education, liberal education, progressive education, and social education -
Multicultural Education
American schools are engaged in a revolutionary education experiment, where they mix pupils from different racial and cultural backgrounds. The purpose being to reduce traditional inequalities so that all children may receive and education of equal equality. -
No Child Left Behind
Children attending inadequate schools had the opportunity to seek assistance or move elsewhere. -
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New Approaches to Education
New approaches in education are currently embodied in things such as: e-learning, tele-education, distance-learning, or online-learning. These tools will train personality and creativity and allow for society to be more efficient -
Charter Schools
There was a push for standards, test based, accountability, and the effort to expand families' education options. Nearly three thousand charter schools were serving more than 650,000 children around the world. The only issue was the national test scores remained alarmingly low.
