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Education in the Colonial Period
During this time period (1607-1776), schools were centrered on religious views and for the benefit of educating inviduals for salvation. -
Massachusetts Law of 1642
This law required a check to see if the parents and school teachers were providing an education to their children. Reassignments to new schools or situations were made if needed. -
Education Law of 1647
A few years after the Massachusetts Law of 1642, the Education Law of 1647 was enforced which stated that towns of more than fifty people were required to obtain a teacher. And settlements with more than one hundred had to set up a grammar school. -
The Effect of Benjamin Rush
Rush (1746-1813) believed in free-public schooling. And in Philadelphia, he created a system in which towns with over one hundred homesteads had to set up a public school in that area for the education of their children. -
The Common School
The Common School was an effort to set up public elementary and secondary schools. And the push included the idea for everyone to recieve an education regardless of race, gender, etc. -
Jefferson's Bill of 1779
This bill provided public schooling, paid for by tthe nation's taxes, for everyone to be educated for the benefit of creating an overall good and happy society. -
The Effect of Noah Webster
In 1783, Webster published his textbook known as the, "Elementary Spelling Book." He also believed in creating a common curriculum and language. -
Northwest Land Ordinance
The Northwest Land Ordinance allowed people to spread out west to purchase land for farming and settlements. -
Horrace Mann
MOST IMPORTANT:
In 1837, Horrace Mann became secretary for the board of education. His influence affected many, and it even shaped the way our school system works today because he would visit public schools and record the quaility of education, teachers, and materials for the students in these situations. And he was widely known for the push towards free education.
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John Dewey
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John Dewey (1859-1952) favored the concept of a child-centered curriculum rather than a curriculum based on subject alone. He believed that this allowed students to obtain knowledge through educational experience. His influence still effects us today because he pushed for education to be a long journey throughout a life of learning and that students should learn social and emotional skills as well.
http://www.pbs.org/onlyateacher/john.htm
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The Progressive Era
The main drive behind the Progressive Movement (1890s-1920s) was to improve the government. Education in our nation was effected during this time because a push to update the schools occured and the amount of high school graduates increased. -
The Committee of Ten
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In the year of 1892, The Committee of Ten was created in an effort to generate a more general curriculum. Courses in English, Science, and Latin were recommended. Also the aim of the committee was to prepare students for higher education after high school, college. This movement still effects our education system today because our nation strives to create a common curriculum to prepare and promote students in furthering an education. http://faculty.knox.edu/jvanderg/202_K/Commof1 -
Measurement Movement
This movement, driven by Thorndike and his students, included a push towards developing tests that measure a person's academic success in the areas of math, reading, language, etc.
These types of tests were widely used to measure the I.Q. of prospective soldiers in WW1. -
Impact on Education during the Great Depression
During this time of depression, around six million people did not have a job or a place to be educated. And many schools in the South were closed. -
Impact of the Second World War
When World War II began, the number of students and teachers declined. And the amount of enrollment in colleges and universities was also affected; the student body decreased. -
Brown vs Board of Education
MOST IMPORTANT:
The Supreme Court ruled against segregation within the public school system. This case was important because it paved a pathway for every child, no matter the race nor gender, to recieve an equal and fair education. And it still effects our classrooms today because every student in our nation has a right to a free education regardless of their background.
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Launch of Sputnik
In 1957, Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union. And the space race began! -
IDEA
Children with disabilities in 1975 were allowed, through IDEA, a public and free education, and to be involved in regular mainstream classrooms. -
A Nation At Risk
MOST IMPORTANT: Reagan delivered a report that emphazied that our nation was at risk. His report included that the quality of teachers needs to improve, more advanced curriculum, longer school days, and more difficult requirements for graduation. I believe this is an important event because it has set the standard for our educational system to perform at a higher level today.
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No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act involves the support of children in our nation to recieve a quality education.
