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Ye Olde Deluder Satan Law - any town with 50+ households had to appoint/pay for a teacher to instruct all children to read and write. Source: Kaplan & Owings
This law was very significant due to the fact that this was the first time that a real classroom was established. The classroom was established to make sure that kids weren't lured to follow Satan, but it was still the first actual classroom that was created in New England. This picture is what people thought about the law. -
Pennsylvania's Quaker Schools. Source: Kaplan & Owings
These specific schools provided education to boys, girls, whites, African Americans, and Native Americans, focusing on reading, writing, math and religion. This is significant because these schools were the first to provide education to different races. This picture is one of the first Quaker Schools. -
Horace Mann- Secretary of Education. Source: Kaplan & Owings
Horace Mann was the FIRST appointed Secretary of Education, he fought for universal, nonsectarian, free schools for ALL social classes and religions. This is significant because this was the beginning of schools allowing African Americans and Natives into our public schools in America. This picture is of Horace Mann. -
Henry Barnard- Organized First Teacher's Institute in America. Source: Kaplan & Owings
Bernard held a teachers' institute in America to help teachers learn new techniques for teaching students. He held meetings all over America to help incline interest in education. This is very significant because less than 1% of the children of Connecticut were in school, and he helped everyone in America realize that school is important to help the economy grow and expand.This picture is Henry Barnard. -
Women Go To College After the Civil War. Source: Kaplan & Owings
By 1860, 61 colleges admitted women due to them having to fill in for the men that were at war, especially teachers, colleges decided to let women get an education. This is so important because before this, there weren't many colleges that let women get an education, and this was a big step towards women's rights! This picture is a college campus that allowed women to attend.
