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Education in the Colonial Period
The rich kids got private tutors and then sent to college, many were sent abroad to learn. Middle class occasionally went to college and lower class did not go to college. This is still somewhat true today, poor kids in poor environment often see college as an unnecessary expense. -
The Impact of Jefferson, Rush, & Webster
They all believe education should is essential for people to grow. Who those people were was another story. -
Northwest Land Ordinance, 1785
The Ordinance gave land to build schools and universities. -
Common Schools
First public schools, community funded education. -
The Impact of Horace Mann
He is best known for his policy on compulsory education. Free elementary school education for all. This also led to free high school. This is still being discussed today on having the first 2 years of college free. Perhaps if Bernie Sanders had been elected future students would be learning about the Impact of Bernie Sanders. -
Committee of Ten
group of educators that, in 1892, recommended the standardization of American high school curriculum. -
Monitorial Schools, Charity Schools, & Infant Schools
Monitor-able students help teachers, Charity-supported by charitable contributions for poor kids, Infant- school for kids 4-7 small school -
The Impact of John Dewey
He is the "father" of the progressive reform in education. Dewey placed so called pragmatism above moral absolutes and helped give rise to situational ethics. -
The Measurement Movement
The use of tests to guide education, comparability in results in tests. -
Population Growth and Immigration in the 19th century
The impact that immigration had on education. Barriers like culture and language. Any other language besides English was banned at schools and schools actually tried to remove cultures and "Americanize" children of immigrants. This is still important today because in a way schools still change the cultures of some foreign students because US culture is so different from many other cultures. -
Secondary School Movement
High schools being built everywhere in the US. Kids going to high school. -
The Impact of WW2
Tests were given to see which students could potentially serve as troop leaders and commanders and who were just smart enough to be troops. Also the schools were changed to support the war. -
Brown vs. Board of Education-MOST IMPORTANT
The Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. This was a monumental overturn of Plessy V. Ferguson which allowed segregation in schools. This is still important today because it is a reminder of how education was not equal and in many ways it still is not equal. -
Sputnik and NDEA
Sputnik, caused schools to be put in the spotlight as failing. NDEA was funding for schools to make them produce better educated people especially in math and science. The idea that Russia could beat us to space terrified us, and politicians blamed the schools systems for not properly and adequately producing smarter kids in science and math. This still impacts schools today because schools never recovered from the blame, that our schools are failing. -
The Progressive Reform Movement
Moving away from traditional Euro-American curriculum.
