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Education in the Colonial Period
Upper class children were educated in reading, writing, basic math, poems, and prayers. Boys learned more advanced subjects where girls were taught the duties of a plantation mistress. This was when there was first focus on at least some importance on education. https://www.stratfordhall.org/educational-resources/teacher-resources/colonial-education/ -
Common Schools
These were meant to serve students of all religions and class backgrounds. They were funded by taxes. -
The Impact of Jefferson, Rush, & Webster
All three men believed that education in America needed to change, though they had different view points on how this needed to be done. They all pushed for reform. -
Monitorial Schools, Charity Schools, & Infant Schools
Monitorial schools would have one paid teacher instruct hundreds with the aid of a student teacher/monitors, Charity schools were for poor children in urban areas, and Infant schools were for children between the ages of 4-5. -
The Impact of Horace Mann
Mann was the Secretary of education. He noticed that there was no consistency in what different schools were teaching and that teachers were not trained. He was responsible for standardizing common schools and helping rid the difference in schooling between classes.
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Population Growth and Immigration in the 19th century
There was a rapid growth in immigration. This caused a wide diversity gap in religion and cultures which made it difficult for religion to keep being taught in schools. -
The Impact of John Dewey
The father of progression in education. He believed that humans learned through a hands on approach. A philosopher who revolutionized schooling.
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Secondary School Movement
Further education beyond elementary started to become available. This cleared the path for furthering education. -
Impact of World War II
There was an impact on both the students and teachers. Teachers left to fight and students didn't enroll. -
Brown vs. Board of Education, 1954
Separate but not equal. Segregated schools were often behind other schools by a few years. They wanted an equal education. Started integrating schools and getting rid of segregated schools.
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Sputnik and NDEA
The cold war breed a lot of paranoia and a constant push of oneupmanship. . NDEA sponsored the efforts of academic specialist to revise the curriculum according to the latest theories and methods. -
Measurement Movement
Here we saw the formation of an intelligence scale that allowed comparison of individual intelligence to what was considered the "normal". It was used to diagnose learning difficulties among other things. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
There was a push on special education to help children with disabilities. This helped to increase both graduation rates in high school as well as in college. This also helped people with disabilities gain jobs.
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-childs-rights/individuals-with-disabilities-education-act-idea-what-you-need-to-know -
No Child Left Behind
Created a standard for what children should be learning. A big push for standardized testing.
