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Impact of Thomas Jefferson
As a member of the Virginia Assembly, Thomas Jefferson drafted a proposal encompassing three years of education for all children. His purpose was to teach democracy and find the true geniuses for further education, but he believed in everyone having the opportunity. -
Secondary School Movement
Secondary School Movement
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This influenced further education beyond the simplicity of reading and writing. This movement started the importance of middle and high school where education could build on itself and give the opportunity to graduate and get degrees. College has been a marvelous addition to educate oneself for the benefit of society and to participate in the working field of America. -
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Impact of Horace Mann
Horace Mann "agitated" everybody about the importance of the common school during this time. He wanted communal taxes to pay for every child, rich or poor, to have the opportunity of education. -
The Common School
Normal School
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Horace Mann influenced this first common school for everyone to go to within the area of Lexington. This is important because it's the birth of every child having an equal opportunity to learn the same things. It's still being used with local elementary, middle, and high schools all over the United States as the education we know today. -
The Committee of Ten
This group was formed to help create basic standards on the curriculum taught in schools. -
Impact of John Dewey
John Dewey encouraged a child-centered curriculum that gave more options and activities for children to participate in while at school. Dewey's book "The School and Society" called for a better schooling environment that began the Progressive Education. -
Progressive Education
Progressive Education
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Progressive Education began in the late 19th century and was a new and reformed schooling that anchored the development of the whole child. Children learned by doing and had more choices in their schooling such as animal care and swimming. This step in education engaged more students as we still use this system today with interesting class choices in both high school and college. -
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Population Growth in 19th Century
A lot of immigrants came to the United States looking for opportunity in work and school. Schools were built larger to acommodate all of the new students and more qualified teachers were in demand. -
Impact of WWII
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, schools reopened the following Monday with reguvinated cooperation with the war. Schools taught patriotism and encouraged speaking only English to incorporate American spirit. -
Brown vs. the Board of Education
Brown confronted the Board of Education with the hope of integration. It was decided that no schools could be separate and still be considered equal. -
Sputnik and NDEA
Sputnik
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The launching of Sputnik created a fear that America was falling behind in the scientific race. The NDEA was formed to incorperate federal funding on science and mathematics in the curriculum. This impacted society towards a more advanced learning and to the current module STEM that is popular today. -
The Civil Rights Act
Civil Rights Act
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The Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination of any kind and forced Whites to accept African Americans into their schools. Although it was slow-going at first, the government enforced laws and punishments if this was not followed that eventually led to the full integration of all the schools. This was one of the biggest steps because it has given euqual rights, even now. -
"A Nation at Risk"
This declaration from the Department of Education was written to the president claiming that public education had poor quality that was leading to the down-fall of America. Schools had to "step-up" and reform education to be more competitive and produce positive results. -
School Choice Movement
This began in New York City when East Harlem wanted to give their students the option to go to a different school in the area outside of the normal school. This allows parents to choose where their children go to school, for example, a charter or private school. -
No Child Left Behind
This Act was made to help disadvantaged students to succeed and be helped so they could have the same opportunities as all the other children.
