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The Colonial Period
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Roots on American Education
Began with Jamestown colony, the first permanet English settlement in North America. -
Boston Latin Grammer School
Prepared boys for ministry and law. -
The Southern Colonies
Living in Georgia, you would not atted school because school didn't exist at the time. -
Middle Colonies
Diversity families in the middle colonies created paronchial schools, which included the study of religion in addition to the three R's. -
Franklins Academy
Emilinated religion, focused on practical needs, such as math, science and navigation. -
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Early National Period
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Land Ordinance Act
Federal goverment esablished a role for itself in public education. -
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The Common School Movement
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American Educational System
States and local goverment taxed citizens to support schools.
States creadted education dept. and appointed state superintendents of instruction.
States imporved teacher preparation. -
Education for All
Common School Movenment, a historic attempt to make education available to all children in the United States. -
English Classical School
Focused on needs of boys not attending college -
Horace Mann, A lawyer turned educator.
was a key figure in the common schol movement, Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education from 1837-1848, outspoken advocate for public education, believing that it was the key to deveolping our country. bulid 50 new secondary schools -
Nation's First Compulsory School
Mann, passed the nations first compulaory school attendance law -
American Children Enrolled in Schools
50 % american children were enrolled in public schools and 28 of 35 states had establised states board of education. -
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Present Day Education
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Commottee of Ten
Created standards and methods for high schools. -
Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education
Created Cardinal Principles of Education, including applied goals in health and civic education. -
Elementary Schools
Grade levels introduced in elementary schools.