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The New England Primer
Published around 1690 by Benjamin Harris, this famous book was what kids in colonial America read and learned from. Within the text, it frequently had lessons that went along with the Old Testament. The Primer was the building blocks for the children in that day and was for about fifty years after 1690. -
The Classroom Blackboard
In 1801, James Pillans was given credit for the first use of a blackboard in the classroom when he hung up a large slate piece on the classroom wall. Before this happened, kids each had their own slate plates or pieces of wood coated with paint because paper and ink were too expensive. The chalkboard has helped in the past, present and will continue to help into the future because rather than going around the classroom to every student, you can just explain the lecture in front of everyone. -
Oberlin College
In 1833, there was a college preparatory school made that promoted Christian values called Oberlin College. In 1835, this school became the first predominantly white school to accept in African American male students and two years after they allowed all women to be accepted, which made Oberlin the first college in the U.S. to be co-educated. The movement Oberlin college has on education is having an opinion on both sides of gender in the classroom and also helping with social interaction. -
National School Lunch Act
The National School Lunch Act is a federal law made by the United States to give free or low-cost lunches to students that are qualified through subsidies to schools. Without food, kids aren't able to focus well enough in class and they are also not getting the nutrition they need for their bodies. With this act kids no longer need to suffer by not having a lunch to eat during the day. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This case went all the way up to the Supreme Court in 1954 and has had a vital impact to education even to present day. The Supreme Court agreed unanimously that it was unconstitutional to racially segregate children in schools. This case allows each and every student a chance for equal opportunities regardless of race.
