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History of Education (in the 18th century)

By Hassaan Bin Arshad

  • Law for Education

    Law for Education
    There was a law made that every child in France under the age of 15 was supposed to attend Republican School.

  • Education in Africa

    Education in Africa
    In Africa, children received traditional informal education on matters such as artistic performances, ceremonies, rituals, games, festivals, dancing, singing, and drawing.

  • BLACKBOARD

    BLACKBOARD
    James Pillans invented the first blackboard.

  • Education in scotland

    Education in scotland
    In Scotland, for instance, the national Church of Scotland set out a programme for spiritual reform in January 1561 setting the principle of a school teacher for every parish church and free education for the poor. This was provided for by an Act of the Parliament of Scotland, passed in 1633, which introduced a tax to pay for this programme. Although few countries of the period had such extensive systems of education, the period between the 16th and 18th centuries saw education become significan

  • University in Berlin

    University in Berlin
    Under the guidance of Wilhelm von Humboldt a new university was founded in Berlin in 1810 which became the model for many research universities. Herbart developed a system of pedagogy widely used in German-speaking areas.

  • PUBLIC SCHOOL

    PUBLIC SCHOOL
    The first public high school, Boston English High School, opens

  • Folkeskole

    Folkeskole
    Norway introduced the folkeskole, a primary school which became mandatory for 7 years.

  • KINDERGARTEN

    KINDERGARTEN
    Kindergarten was first founded.

  • NORMAL SCHOOLS

    NORMAL SCHOOLS
    The first state funded school specifically for teacher education (then known as "normal" schools) opens in Lexington, Massachusetts.

  • HOWARD UNIVERSITY

    HOWARD UNIVERSITY
    Howard University is established in Washington D.C. to provide education for African American youth "in the liberal arts and sciences.

  • DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
    The Department of Education is created in order to help states establish effective school systems.

  • France tracing the development of educational system

    France tracing the development of educational system
    French trace the development of their educational system to Charlemagne, the modern era of French education begins at the end of the 19th century. Jules Ferry, a lawyer holding the office of Minister of Public Instruction in the 1880s,

  • MANDATORY ATTENDANCE

    MANDATORY ATTENDANCE
    Massachusetts enacts the first mandatory attendance 16 states have compulsory-attendance laws, but most of those laws are sporadically enforced at best. All states have them by 1918.