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Education in the Colonial Period
During this time they believed family was in charge their child's education. Teachers believed punishment was a good thing to teach students obey rules. -
Common Schools
Public schools for all children of the region or neighborhood during the 19th century. -
Horace Mann
The father of the common school movement. The foremost proponent of education reform. -
Population Growth and Immigration in the 19th century
During this time the population of immigrants increase to half. Immigrants were not accepted to attend to the same schools with white students. -
Secondary School Movement
Secondary school Where students around 14 and 15 attended. They were required to learn different subjects and get ready to college. We now called these schools High Schools. -
Committee of Ten
A group of educators that recommended the standardization of American High School Curriculum. This Curriculum needed to be met by all students in order to graduate and go to college. -
The Progressive Reform Movement
Responses to the economic and social problems introduced to America. Progressivism began as a social movement and grew into a political movement. -
John Dewey
Believed that human beings learn though 'hands on' Approach. This Education continued reconstructing of living experience with the child the center of concern. -
The Impact of WW2
Most schools were closed down. Around 50% of children living in towns were evacuees due to this around one million were without school. -
Brown vs. Board of Education, 1954
When the court ruled that separate but equal public schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional. Brown inspired education reform everywhere and forming the legal means of challenging segregation in all areas of society. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, 1975
Was known as the education of handicapped children act. This was a federal legislation to ensure that children with disabilities be granted for free appropriate and equal public education. -
A Nation at Risk Report, 1983
When America's schools were examined to see how well they were doing with educating students. The report showed that America's schools were getting worse, Teachers were not teaching enough and Students were failing in most of test scores. -
The Standards Movement
Standards were created for all schools to help with the nation on risk. This system measured each student against the concrete standard as curriculum, assessments and professional development. -
Growth of Standardized Testing
Tests in which the same test was given to all students to see their education knowledge. This tests showed how students were doing in schools, how much they knew in each subject. -
No Child Left Behind, 2001
All students had the same opportunity to attend to public schools. Providing all children with a fair and equal opportunity to obtain a high quality education.