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Common Schools-A Most Importatn Event
There were two types of schools, Dame schools and Secondary Grammar schools. Dame schools were taught in kitchens or living rooms of the women in teh community. Usually widows or single ladies in the community. Secondary Grammar schools was a precursor to going to university. It was mostly for males and it emphasis on latin, mathematics and physics. This was the first start of public schools where before they were private. -
Horace Mann-A Very Importatn Event
Horace Mann was the first Secretary of the Board of Education. He visted different schools in the country and realized that public schools were not consistant and even the buildings were all different. He univeralized the education system which is what we have today. -
Population Growth and Immigration in the 19th Century
People started coming to America from all over the world with different languages. The working class wanted more free schools and they became a demand. -
Secondary School Movement
Common schools started to establish a high school, mostly for boys. First were just Latin Grammar schools but after the demand they started both english and classical courses. -
The First Legal Caose Concering Inegration and Sarah Roberts
This was the first time that segregation come to the court over a five your old girl who was refused to go to a white school. The board went in favor of the school committee and Sarah couldn't go to a "white" school. -
Fredrick Dourgla's Role in Education-A Very Important Moment
Douglas encouraged African Americans to educate their children. Not only educate them but make sure to send them to good schools to get a good education. He inspired African Americans to sign a petition to let their children into schools. It was the start of having a school for all the races and not just for "white" students. -
The Growth of Education after the Civil War
The law was required to have a free public school. The West Frontier schools were far inbetween and usually had women teachers since they were cheaper. -
The Progressive Reform Movement
It was made a law that school age children had to go to school instead of work in a factory. -
The Impact of John Dewey
John Dewey wrote the school book The School and Society and was the fatehr of progressive education. He believed that schools should teach more then the basic school subjects but teach the whole child. -
Immigrant Children
America was full of immigrant children at this point. They made the immigrant learn english and practice Chirstian holidays not matter their race or beliefs. -
Brown vsw. Board of Education-A Very Important Even
This was the case that finally denounced the law of Seperate but Equal. It was deicded that education is a right available to all. Our schools today are not seperated; we all go to one school no matter the color of our skin or where we came from. -
Sputnik and NDEA
Nine black teenagers in LIttle Rock, Arkansas tried to intergrate schools. The National guard was called in. -
Individuals with Disablilites in Education Act-A Very Important Event
This act made it possible for people with disabilites to go to school. Not only to go to school but to be inegrated into the regular school classroom. I think now days we see people with disabilites in the classroom and it's no big deal. This is a very recent occurance since it wasn't always the case. -
The Standards Movement
This made classes longer and made it so that students had to take certain classes. It upped the standards for students and what is expected out of them. -
No Child Left Behind
This started making schools more competitive. It also required teachers to be qualified in both wealthy and poor areas.
