History of Education in America

1600's

Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Dec 31, 1699

Boston Latin Grammar School

Jan 1, 1635

The oldest school in America.The curriculum of the school was centered in the humanities, its founders sharing with the ancient Greeks the belief that the only good things are the goods of the soul.
http://www.bls.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=206116&type=d

Harvard College Founded

Jan 1, 1636

http://www.harvard.edu/about-harvard/harvard-glance/history

Old Deluder Satan Law

Mar 6, 1647

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrSroVgfJMs

"New England Primer" published

Jan 1, 1687

http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/nep/1777/

Franklin Academy

Jan 1, 1751

Franklin Academy was founded by B Franklion. It was a essentistic sc http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/1700s/penn1700s.html