-
Education in Colonial Times
ColonialStudents were learning religious or grammar. They were in schools that were not very comfortable and girls would not be schooled as much as the boys. The slaves were not even allowed to go near anything educational. There were rules and they were to be followed or there were consequences. -
Common School
Common
It was to establish a system for public schooling. It was founded by Horace Mann. It was uncommon for people to understand why school should be paid for by everyone and that by doing so it would benefit society. They just saw it as a negative situation where they did not want to pay for other children or those of the poor. This was the start of the school system we have today that is provided by the taxes . -
The Impact of Horace Mann
HoraceHorace Mann was the founder of the idea that education should be free for all. He thought that elementary education should be acessible to all kids and should be paid by the tax payers. He went around town making sure all schools were good and stable. -
Secondary School Movement
SecondaryThis was a movement where secondary schools were growing at a very rapid rate. They were taught skills for jobs outside of schools and it was seen as something that was needed. It was for school after elementary school. The students were not graduating as much at the beginning but later improved. -
Committee of Ten
TenThis was created by a committee who wanted to have a standard of subjects to be taught at school. It was supposed to help students be college ready. It was also supposed to help schools be more unified because schools had just random classes. -
John Dewey
John John Dewey helped make schools more kid friendly and not so adult and boring. It helped create the way that we teach now by hanving students be more interactive during class. It helped teachers see that students are still immature to contain adult like instruction and that we should get at their level too. -
The impact of World War 2
WW2During WWII schools were suffering because teachers had to go serve overseas. There was not a lot of funding left for schools because it had gone to war. There were also a lot of college students that were being prepared to go to war during school
At the end of the war, there was a a lot of families being created and so that meant more teachers were needed. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
[A Nation](<a href='http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/NatAtRisk/index.html)' >BvsB</a>This was a very important case where courts declared that having segretation was unconstitutional. This also said that schools were not to segregate the facilities based on color. This was a very important movement where it led to a stronger civil rights movement and to creating the 14th ammendment. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESEA
This was very important to education because it allowed funding to be created for may needed students. It also created grants and scholarships for students to be able to complete school. It also provided grants for schools to receive funding to have a good school experience. -
Civil Rights Movement
CivilCivil
This was strengthen when the Brown vs Board was succesful. It helped create equality for all in school and in work. It was received with confrontation an disagreement by those not wanting to mix with blacks. It was not fully enforced but it was still an act that resulted in an ammendment. -
A Nation at Risk
A NationThis was the case where students in the U.S were not at the same level as other countries. It helped raise standards as well as certification for teachers. This is still a very hot topic today because some students that are in other countries are learning material that does not get taught here in higher levels. We are still seeing this today and was one of the reasons that the NCLB was created. This affects the way we teach students and what they should be learning to not be behind. -
Individuals with Disabilities Act
IDEA
This helped establish that students with handicap disabilities were to receive an education as well. I think that this is very important because every one deserves equality in life. This includes school and other aspects of life. School is important for them as well because it allows them to socialize with others and to create a safe environment where they can learn. They can also become a productive. -
School Choice Movement: Charter, Vouchers
SchoolsThis was to create vouchers to help students who did not want to attend regular school and was given other choices. They had a choice of going to charter schools if they wished. There was funding provided to create charter schools throughout the U.S. -
Growth of Standardized Testing
TestThis was a very big impact for schools because it created a base for which students needed to achieve. It created tests that were to evaluate how students were learning or what they had learned throughout the year. This was so that the school would know what is missing or what they can do right based on a common test. -
No Child Left Behind Act
NCLB
This was an act that passed a couple of years ago to go along with the standardized testing. It provided standardized test and also a common core to which students had to complete at the end of the year. When students would not achieve the scores that the school needed then they were provided assistance. I think this could be a good or bad thing that just depends on teachers and how they teach and how their students learn
