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Hornbooks evolve; alphabet tacked to a piece of wood... later added more papers for prayers, etc.
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Law of 1642--Parents and "masters" held accountable by law to make sure children are educated.
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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.
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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.
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Free African Americans who established the first Black school house in Washington, DC
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Slate stone framed with wood; students wrote assignments on them vs. table paper; later made blackboards.
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3-yr courses in English, Math, Science, History, Philosophy, Chemistry, Logic, French, US Constitution; public schooling vs. the private Latin Grammer Schools.
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First higher education for women in the US; program equal to that of boy's schools.
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(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.
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Compels high school formation
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2-year course in teacher training
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More private schools; home schooling movement; charter schools; continuing/adult education programs.
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Compulsory elementary school attendance law passed
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Helping African American children compete in society; basic and industrial education.
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Beginnings of federal involvement in schools; provided vocational education in each state where existing colleges did not (engineering, military, science, agriculture).
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Ensures people not be denied life, liberty, or property without due process.
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Most states by this time helped financially support teacher training institutions.
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Developes Binet-Simon Scale to measure the mental ability of children; their intelligence quotient (IQ).
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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.