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Education in the Colonial Period
They had dame schools (day care) and they had horn books to read. In the horn book was the alphabet and with each letter it recited a prayer. This event is significant because this is what originally started education. This is impacting education today because if we did not have education in the colonial period we would not have school today. http://www.stratfordhall.org/educational-resources/teacher-resources/colonial-education/ -
First Education Laws: Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Law ordered the selectmen of each town to ascertain whether parents and masters (of apprentices) were, in fact, providing for the education of their children. -
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Noah Webster
Noah Webster was a teacher who had the greatest influence on education in the new republic. In 1783 Webster published a book known as the Blue-Backed Speller to teach students about the United States. -
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Catherine Beecher
Catherine Beecher was the founder of the Hartford Female Seminary and the Western Institute for Women, she was a strong supporter of the common school and saw her task as focusing attention on the need for corps of female teachers to staff the common schools. -
The Impact of Horace Mann
Support by local taxes so the rich could go to school and the poor could not afford to go to school.
Horace Mann is significant because he standardized everything so that everybody could attend school to receive and education. Mann impacted education by making education available to everybody. He wanted all the children to be able to get an education. http://study.com/academy/lesson/horace-manns-impact-on-education.html -
The first legal case concerning integration and Sarah Roberts
In 1855 a law passes abolishing segregation in schools in Massachusetts, it was the first law in the nation. In Roberts case separate but equal was in her favor. -
Secondary School Movement
The Secondary School Movement offered education beyond elementary school, and did not become a firmly established part of the American education until the last quarter of the 19th century. -
Committee of Ten
To resolve these issues, the National Education Association (N.E.A.) formed the 1892 Committee of Ten. The Committee was largely composed of representatives of higher education. http://faculty.knox.edu/jvanderg/202_K/Commof10Recom.htm -
John Dewey
John Dewey was a professor of philosophy and pedagogy at the University of Chicago. In 1896 Dewey established his own laboratory school and the University of Chicago. -
The Gary Plan
In Gary, Indiana the students took advantage of the most progressive school system of all. In 1906 U.S. built a steel mill that brought immigrants to look for new work, which evolved into the Gary Plan. -
Education During the Great Depression
The Great Depression had a great impact on the operation of schools. Most of the schools in the South and Southwest were closed, or the school year got shortened. -
Brown Vs. Board of Education https://www.nps.gov/brvb/index.htm
The black Topeka students were not allowed to attend white schools so their fathers took it to the Supreme Court to stop segregation. The supreme Court agreed to stop segregation and allow whites and blacks to attend schools together. This event is important because we should never discriminate between blacks and whites. In the 21st century we are continuing to discriminate based on color and gender. This is important in education because in public schools now we have mixed races and genders. -
The Impact of the Civil Rights Movement
During the Civil Right Movement, different groups and individuals participated in the anti-racist civil rights movement. This law made it illegal to separate people based on race, color, or national origin in almost all areas in public life. -
Nation at Risk Report
A Nation at Risk has been described as a "bombshell" on the
American education. A Nation at Risk required higher graduation standards, standardized curriculum mandates, increased testing of both teachers and students, and raised certification requirements for teacher. -
No Child Left Behind Act http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/no-child-left-behind-overview-definition-summary.html
The No Child Left Behind law effectively scaled up the federal role in holding schools accountable for student outcomes. This is significant to history because if we did not have this act schools would be all over the place. There would be no standards to teach the students, and the students would be confused if they moved to a different school. This has impacted education because now we have standards to teach students and all the schools will be on the same page when it comes to teaching.
