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Horace Mann's 1st Normal School
Believing school should be a birthright, Horace Mann helped open doors for students that would otherwise not have had access to education. Education for all is important because it is needed for equality, financial stability, and self-sustainability. By only allowing the rich to become educated would have led to a greater part of the American population being disadvantaged. both financially and socially. This is still a problem today but this was the start to fixing it. -
National Teachers' Association Founded
The founding of the NTA was an important step in America's education history because it helped to gain interest in teaching. In a time when education might not have been as valued, bringing awareness to the importance of education was one of America's starting steps. If educating everyone was the goal, there must first be an interest to do so. The NTA helped in sparking this interest. -
American Federation of Teachers
By recognizing teaching as a profession, it empowers the profession its self. This is an important step in American education because teachers got to have a voice. A voice in what they were teaching and how it should be taught. It wasn't just what looked good on paper, the teachers were able to offer insight. -
Brown vs Board of Education
This event is important in the equality of education. It is true "separate but equal " was not equal at all. How does one feel equal to something they are forced to be separate from? This was the first important step in the desegregation of schools. This brave little girl along with many others across America opened doors for so many children. -
Character Education
Education isn't just about what can be taught in books or a traditional lesson. Yes, a child needs to learn to read, write, and understand math but, there is so much more that children need and sadly don't always learn at home. The honesty, discipline, respect, integrity, and compassion, to name a few, are also important lessons for a child to learn that will make our world a better place to live in.
