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Ancient civilization have concept of learning and teaching. In ancient Egypt children go to temples to become priests and scribes, craftsman and nobles.Egypt had writing called hieroglyphics, which is one of the two oldest written languages.
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In ancient Israel the Torah includes commands to read, learn, teach and write the Torah, thus requiring literacy and study. The high priest opened the schools. He gave importance on developing good memory and comprehension skills.
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The Gurukul system of education supported traditional Hindu residential schools of learning; typically the teacher's house or a monastery. Education was free, but students from well-to-do families paid "Gurudakshina," a voluntary contribution after the completion of their studies. The teacher imparted taught about Religion, Scriptures, Philosophy, Literature, Warfare, Statecraft, Medicine, Astrology and History in Gurukul schools.
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the Emperor Wudi established the Imperial Academy, the curriculum of which was the Five Classics of Confucius
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Some of Athens' greatest schools of higher education included the Lyceum and the Platonic Academy
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The education system in the Greek city-state of Sparta was entirely different, designed to create warriors with complete obedience, courage, and physical perfection. At the age of seven, boys were taken away from their homes to live in school dormitories or military barracks
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During the Early Middle Ages, the monasteries of the Roman Catholic Church were the centres of education and literacy, preserving the Church's selection from Latin learning and maintaining the art of writing.
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The first medieval institutions generally considered to be universities were established in Italy, France, and England in the late 11th and the 12th centuries for the study of arts, law, medicine, and theology.
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The first medieval institutions generally considered to be universities were established in Italy, France, and England in the late 11th and the 12th centuries for the study of arts, law, medicine, and theology.
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in January 1561 setting the principle of a school teacher for every parish church and free education for the poor.
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Foundation of the first public school in US.
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John Dury invents the modern library..
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17th century scientist and educator John Amos Comenius promulgated a reformed system of universal education that was widely used in Europe.
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Education was widespread for elite young men with a schools in most regions of the country. The subjects taught included Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Theology, Law, Astronomy, Metaphysics, Ethics, Medical Science and Religion.
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Reformers set Japan on a rapid course of modernization, with a public education system like that of Western Europe. Missions like the Iwakura mission were sent abroad to study the education systems of leading Western countries.
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After 1870 school textbooks based on Confucianism were replaced by westernized texts.
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Christopher Sholes develops a machine to print the alphabet.
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The first act of parliament for education was passed in 1877, and sought to establish a standard for primary education. It was compulsory for children to attend school until the age of 14 years
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The modern era of French education begins at the end of the 19th century. Jules Ferry, a lawyer holding the office of Minister of Public Instruction is widely credited for creating the modern Republican school by requiring all children under the age of 15—boys and girls—to attend.
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The new policy of likbez, was introduced. The new system of universal compulsory education was established for children. Millions of illiterate adult people all over the country, including residents of small towns and villages, were enrolled in special literacy schools.
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August Dvorak creates a keyboard that is easier to learn.
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Grace Hopper is responsible for the term 'bug' for a computer fault.
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Schools first started using photocopiers in 1958. This made teachers life much easier beacues they can photocopy the worksheets. It was also helpful in record making in offices
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The PLATO instructional computing system is widely used in college and K-12 classrooms.
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Among developed countries, illiteracy rates differ widely. Often it is said that they decreased from 6% to 1%. Illiteracy rates in less economically developed countries (LEDCs) surpassed those of more economically developed countries (MEDCs) by a factor of 10 in 1970,
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In 1971, IBM introduced the first "memory disk", as it was called then, or the "floppy disk" as it is known today. It is used to store data.
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The first Calculatoir was made in 1971 The pocket-sized calulator made commputing math problems much more quick and efficient for students and teachers alike.
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The VCR was used to see educational movies in the classrooms.
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A multimedia authoring tool that allows people to communicate ideas on diskette, CD-ROM or Internet.
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Teachers used them to project handouts, worksheets, notes, etc, for the the whole class to see.
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The first interavtive whiteboard was introduced in 1991. Futuresource Consulting says,
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Illiteracy and the percentage of populations without any schooling have decreased in the past several decades. For example, the percentage of population without any schooling decreased from 36% in 1960 to 25% in 2000
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The first ipod came out in 2001.Teachers and students alike can have access to hundreds of educational applications, as well as the internet.
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iMac in teal with a built-in microphone. Sudents take it to class, and it records the lecture so that the student can organize the lecture to meet his/her learning style.
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A wand-like, wireless device, which reads and analyzes any type of student composition, typed or hand-written. A satellite system, in which students have small handheld devices which they carry with them to and from school.
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African countries south of the Sahara, children received traditional informal education on matters such as artistic performances, ceremonies, rituals, games, festivals, dancing, singing, and drawing. Every member of the community had a hand in contributing to the educational upbringing of the child.
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Zhou Dynasty (there were five national schools in the capital city of China,
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Bimaristan medical schools were formed in the medieval Islamic world, where medical diplomas were issued to students of Islamic medicine who were qualified to be a practicing Doctor of Medicine.
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The education system of the wealthy ancient Greeks is also called Paideia. In the subsequent Roman empire, Greek was the primary language of science. Advanced scientific research and teaching was mainly carried on in the Hellenistic side of the Roman empire, in Greek.
