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Education in the Colonial Period
During this time your education depended on your class, race, and gender. The poor kids would normally participate in apprenticeships, the middle class would normally go to Dame schools which were like day care's, and the rich kids would normally get tutored. -
The impact of Jefferson, Rush, and Webster on education
Jefferson, Rush, and Webster were huge advocates for having public schools. Jefferson introduced a bill that outlined a plan to create public schools. -
The Impact of Horace Mann
Horace Mann grew up in a poor family, which made it hard for him to be educated, and this is what sparked his interest in education. One of the main contributions of Horace Mann was his contribution to the common school movement. -
Common Schools
MOST IMPORTANT: Horace Mann played a huge part in creating the common schools. The common schools allowed all students to attend for free. The common school is what led to the public schools we have today. https://mises.org/library/common-school-movement-and-compulsory-education -
The Impact of John Dewey
Dewey believed that Human's learn best from hands on activities. Because of this belief, Dewey was one of the most influential people in educational progressivism. -
Committee of Ten
The Committee of Ten was a group of educators who felt that each high school should be teaching the same information. They wanted to standardize the high school curriculum. -
The Progressive Reform Movement
MOST IMPORTANT: Dewey was a huge advocate of the progressive movement. The progressive reform movement aimed to have schools teach with more interactive and hands on methods. The progressive movement was created to help improve society and help each citizen to engage in their community. Progressivism is applied in schools today to help students learn. http://www.uvm.edu/~dewey/articles/proged.html -
Secondary School Movement
MOST IMPORTANT: The Secondary School Movement is when more high school's were created across the country making it so more students were able to attend high school. These schools were created to help students prepare for whatever the next step in life will be for them whether it is work or college. Because of this movement everyone has the opportunity to go to high school all around the world.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_school_movement -
Population Growth and Immigration in the 19th century
During this time many immigrants left their homes to come to the US in hopes of obtaining a better life and living the American dream. The great amount of immigrants coming to America caused some issues in the education system. -
Impact of WW2
After this time there was a baby boom making it so more kids needed to be educated. Because more kids needed to be educated, more school buildings needed to be built and more teachers needed to be certified. -
Brown vs Board of Education
MOST IMPORTANT: Brown vs Board of education was one of the most important events because this is finally when the court ruled that "seperate but equal" schools for blacks and whites was unconstitutional. This event helped the civil rights movement immensely. This event also helped provide the legal means to challenge segregation so to this day schools are not allowed to segregate. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html -
School Choice Movement: Charter Schools, Vouchers
This movement allowed parents to be able to have options on where they want their kids to attend school. Because of this movement, parents had the option to send their kids to charter schools, or send them to a different public school that may be out of the district. -
The Civil Rights Movement and The War on Poverty
During this time president Johnson really wanted to eliminate poverty. Johnson understood that those who were denied civil rights tended to live in poverty so he wanted to help those people. -
Elementary and Secondary Education act
The ESEA made it so there was more federal funding going to the primary and secondary education. This act also emphasized kids having equal access to education and it established high standards and accountability within the schools. -
Individuals with disabilities in education act
MOST IMPORTANT: The IDEA is one of the most important moments in the history of education because it provided schooling for kids who have special needs. Before this time, kids with special needs were just tossed to the side and never educated. This act made it so that those kids have an opportunity to get a free education in their least restrictive environment. http://www.washington.edu/doit/what-individuals-disabilities-education-act
