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Awareness to gain control of the American Curriculum
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Massive new influx of students into secondary schools began.
Only 6-7% of youth between 14-17 years were attending secondary school. By 1900, it was 11%. -
Up through the 1890's, the primary concept about learning was that of mental discipline (mind is a muscle)
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Mental Disciplinarian
Charles Elliot - Reasoning Power -
Ellis Island opens
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Committee of ten was originally appointed
To deal with college entrance requirements. -
Ladies Home Journal has 700,000 subscriptions.
Astounding. -
John Dewey was member of the recently formed National Herbart Society.
They thought themselves as scientist in outlook. -
Parker, Charles, Frank Mc. Murry, DeGarmo
Child Centered /Herbatians -
Panic of 1893
One of the first significant depression (deep concerned and anxiety) -
Hall- Developmentalist
Teaching for life is teaching same as teaching for college -
The committee of 15 was created.
Humanistic Curriculum (Harris)- Not child centered but interested in specific disciplines for the curriculum (functions to perform). -
Child study flourishes
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Harris- Embraced women access to Higher Education and the introduction of Kindergarten
Harris -
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Dewey establishes the Laboratory School at University of Chicago to test his theory.
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US already had 125000 miles of rail roads
Interlinking everyone together. -
Maria Montessori opened her first school.
For intellectual disabilities children. -
MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION OF TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS
Trade school is introduced into the curriculum. (Influenced by Elliot)