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Benjamin Franklin helps establish first "English Academy"
The Academy: Curriculum and Organization1751 - Benjamin Franklin helps to establish the first "English Academy" in Philadelphia. It was advertised as a curriculum that is both classical and modern, including such courses as history, geography, navigation, surveying, and modern as well as classical languages. The academy ultimately becomes the University of Pennsylvania. -
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Speller:"A Grammatical Institute of the English Language"
Noah Webster History As a school teacher Webster realized the American Educational System needed updating. Children were still using curriculum pledging allegiance to King George. Webster believed Americans should learn from American books. -
The Dewey Decimal System
The Library History Buff 1876 - The Dewey Decimal System, developed by Melvil Dewey in 1873, is published and patented. Dewey developed the system while working as an Assistant Librarian at Amherst College. The DDC is still the worlds most widely-used library classification system. -
References
The Academy curriculum in the 18th century, University of Pennsylvania University Archives. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/1700s/acad_curric.html American Educational History Timeline. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html#1800 Melvil Dewey. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.libraryhistorybuff.org/dewey.htm Noah Webster Biography | Noah Webster House and West Hartford Historical Society | West Hartford, Connectic
