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Hornbooks were used to save money
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Harvard University were founded
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Dame schools
These were open to boys and girls and were often in the homes of the female teacher. -
Role of the teacher was cleaning the school and visiting the sick
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First public system of education
Thomas Jefferson helped this movement -
Benjamin Franklin created the first public library
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Froebel developed the first Kindergarten
this was based on the belief that children learned best through play -
Common Schools
Schools begin to give the same education to people from different levels of society -
Schools begin to teach American History
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Segregated schools
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Montessori Method
Introduced classrooms with stimulating environments