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Evolution of Hornbooks
Hornbooks evolve; alphabet tacked to a piece of wood... later added more papers for prayers, etc. -
Law of 1642
Law of 1642--Parents and "masters" held accountable by law to make sure children are educated. -
Teacher Training
1.) White indentured servants bought passage to America agreeing to work as teachers to pay the debt. 2.)apprenticeships--studied usnder a schoolmaster for d10 years to become a schoolmaster. -
Ben Franklin establiches American Academy
First Academy in the US to creat skilled workers; taught kids who weren't being educated in college prep schools; private schools; admitted girls; trained teachers. -
George Bell, Nicholas Franklin, & Moses Liverpool
Free African Americans who established the first Black school house in Washington, DC -
Teaching Materials
Slate stone framed with wood; students wrote assignments on them vs. table paper; later made blackboards. -
First American High School
3-yr courses in English, Math, Science, History, Philosophy, Chemistry, Logic, French, US Constitution; public schooling vs. the private Latin Grammer Schools. -
Troy Seminary for Women
First higher education for women in the US; program equal to that of boy's schools. -
First Teacher Training Institution
(normal school) in US; private school; entered right after elementary school; subjects similar to high school and had courses on pedagogy; did some student teaching. -
Law of 1827
Compels high school formation -
First publicly funded normal school
2-year course in teacher training -
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In the US
More private schools; home schooling movement; charter schools; continuing/adult education programs. -
Massachusetts
Compulsory elementary school attendance law passed -
Tuskegee Institute
Helping African American children compete in society; basic and industrial education. -
Morrill Land Grant Act
Beginnings of federal involvement in schools; provided vocational education in each state where existing colleges did not (engineering, military, science, agriculture). -
14th Amendment
Ensures people not be denied life, liberty, or property without due process. -
Teacher Training Institutions
Most states by this time helped financially support teacher training institutions. -
Alfred Binet
Developes Binet-Simon Scale to measure the mental ability of children; their intelligence quotient (IQ). -
B F Skinner
publishes works on his behavioral theory focusing on outward behavior; students can be trained/ conditioned to learn about anything a teacher desires...break down learning into small steps.