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Education in the colonial period
Education in this period for upper class children included reading, writing, SIMPLE math, poems, and PRAYERS.
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The Impact of Jefferson, Rush, & Webster
Jefferson: Created a system for public schools to provide basic education for everyone.
Rush: Was an educator in Philadelphia, he advocated free public schools. Rush was a physician and argued that clean hygiene was very important, that is why he promoted public health.
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Secondary School Movement
Secondary schools didn’t sprout until the 19’s, when they did the rates were increasing rapidly. Students were taught t0pics that I would prepared them for life rather than for college.
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The Impact of Horace Mann
MOST IMPORTANT- Mann’s influence was very important because he was the “ Father of Education”. He is best known for promoting universal public education and teacher training in "normal schools." The schools he helped organized in Massachusetts are still standing to this days because of the state board of education he created.
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Common Schools
MOST IMPORTANT
First public and state-supported schools. Regardless of their social status, gender, religion, or ethnicity all children were allowed to attend common schools. Although, the common school movement expanded in a slow rate throughout the southern and far-western states. The common school movement impacts education in today's history by having a established system of free education for elementary and secondary children. -
The Progressive Reform Movement
MOST IMPORTANT- This movement is important because it created curricular and administrative reforms. Instead of teachers being task makers they were guides to students. This movement influenced todays education history because teachers still guide students to engage them into their interest and move them to a higher level of understanding. Link text -
Committee of Ten
A group of ten educators who proceed the standardization of the high school curriculum. The committee of ten are the ones who recommended the standard to attend elementary school for eight years and four years of high school.
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The impact of John Dewey
MOST IMPORTANT- Dewey was the intellectual spokes-man of the Progressive Education Era. He had different beliefs than others, he believed that learning with “hands on” is more approaching to learning. This event is significant because still impacts today’s education, teacher still believed that every student in the classroom should have an equal voice. Link text -
The Impact of WW2
WW2 played a significant role in education during the 19th century, there was a major decreased on teacher shortage since most of the teachers stop teaching.
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Brown vs. Board of Education, 1954
MOST IMPORTANT- This event is significant because it led to desegregation of schools in America. It has a significant meaning to our education in today’s history because no school can deny a childs’ access to education. All students have equal rights to education regardless of their race or social factors.
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Sputnik and NDEA, 1957-58
The National Defense Education Act was made because it was said that the American Education system was failing. So, the federal government had to spend money to fix it and that’s when technology and science started to play a big role..
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Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, 1975
This act was created to give students with disabilities the opportunity to have access to free education and get all the needs they need to succeed. IDEA helps students to prepare them for employment and for independent living.
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A Nation at Risk Report, 1983
People believed that schools were failing and needed to be reformed. Therefore, there was a call of action to reform the school system. Link text -
Growth of Standardized Testing
The standardized testing narrowed down the curriculum, some teachers had to limit their creativity and focus on meeting the testing scores.
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No child left behind
An act passed by George W. Bush that all children should meet the standards, even if 1/3 of the class meets those standards teachers cannot move forward before meeting that one child’s needs.
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