Historical Timeline

  • Neolithic Age
    10,000 BCE

    Neolithic Age

    Marked a development in society as calendars and pictographs were invented to communicate.
  • Benjamin Rush

    Benjamin Rush

    Rejected the belief that women were intellectually inferior to men. Proposed opening colleges to women.
  • Emile

    Emile

    Book published by Rousseau that spread the belief that education should be based on children's interests.
  • Pestalozzi

    Pestalozzi

    Promoted education for children with special needs. Believed schools should be a place of safety.
  • Common School

    Common School

    Schools that were opened to everyone, allowing more people to become educated.
  • Normal School

    Normal School

    Schools that were used to train teachers. Helped employ women.
  • High School

    High School

    Became the dominant form of secondary education. Children were required to attend.
  • Booker T Washington

    Booker T Washington

    Promoted slow progress with the South. Urged African Americans not to pursue a higher education.
  • Socialized Education

    Socialized Education

    Formed by Jane Addams. Focused on education for immigrants, the poor, and women.
  • Common Core

    Common Core

    Set expectations for student knowledge. Held schools accountable for education.