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Colonial Education
MOST IMPORTANT! This was the beginnig of education in the United States. Most of the material covered was religious texts and horn books with abc's. The Primer was a textbook that was heavily used during this time to teach reading. This was the start of the textbooks that we have today.
http://www.landofthebrave.info/colonial-education.htm
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Impact of Noah Webster
Noah Webster wanted to get rid of British textbooks since we had just gone through the revolutionary war. He also wrote the blue-backed speller which basically turned into the Webster dictionary we have today. -
Impact of Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson wanted public education for everyone but slaves. He also thought women should only be educated for 3 years. -
Impact of Horace Mann
MOST IMPORTANT! Horace Mann helped change education forever with his idea that students should all have the right to public education free of charge. He believed people should be taxed so that public education could be available. He is considered "the Father of the Common School Movement." Today his dream came true and we can all receive public education. http://study.com/academy/lesson/horace-manns-impact-on-education.html -
Population Growth and Immigration in the 19th century
America was receiving a ton of immigrants from Ireland at this time. These immigrants were hated by some Americans because of their catholic religion. This led to the Bible riots of 1843. -
Impact of Catharine Beecher
Catharine Beecher was a big advocate for the education of girls. She was also a teacher. -
Committee of Ten
They are the ones who had the idea of standardizing high school curriculum. -
Impact of John Dewey
MOST IMPORTANT! John Dewey was a big influence on teaching and founded the idea of 'whole body' teaching. Whole body teaching got the students more engaged and doing hands on activities. He believed in preparing students for future work. In our schools today teachers try to incorporate hands on learning as much as possible because we know that is how students learn best.
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The Gary Plan
The Gary Plan that began in Gary, IN had parents worried that their kids were being trained to become workers not scholars. -
Brown v. The Board of Education
MOST IMPORTANT! This Supreme Court case said that having separate but equal schools was not constitutional. Meaning that students could not be separate based on race. This case overturned the court case Plessy v. Ferguson which allowed segregation. Today we no longer have segregated schools thanks to this court case.
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National Defense Education Act
Gave funding for education. Was during the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This act funded primary and secondary education. One of the goals of this act was to shorten the achievement gap between students. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
MOST IMPORTANT! This act allows students with disabilities to receive a free public education just like any other child. This was a big step for education because prior to this children that had disabilities weren't being treated the same as other students. Today children with disablities can get an education because of this act.
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-childs-rights/how-idea-protects-you-and-your-child -
A Nation at Risk Report
This report basically said that American schools were failing. There were some ideas outlined in this report to improve the state of public schools. -
No Child Left Behind Act
The purpose of this act was to help disadvantaged students. The result was increased federal government involvement in education and increased standardized test.
