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Education in the Colonial Period
.In the New England colonies, the Puritans built their society almost entirely on the precepts of the Bible. In the middle colonies up until 1683 parents decided what they learned, but then a law was passed requiring that all children be taught to read and write and be trained in a useful trade. In the southern colonies, the education was left up to parents who normally hired tutors. -
The Impact of Horace Mann
Horace Mann had a huge impact on education. He revolutionized education, with his belief for free public school education for all. He is almost as well known for the founding of "normal" schools to prepare elementary teachers. He has a huge impact on today's education because he started the emphasis on education in the first place, and for it to be free. [https://study.com/academy/lesson/horace-manns-impact-on-education.html] -
Common Schools
A common school was a school during the 19th century, which made primary and secondary education important. It changed from the parents deciding children's education to a push for everyone to be educated in a public way. This still effects us today because we still have free public education, without the common school movement we wouldn't have those things.
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John Dewey
Progressive education is essentially a view of education that emphasizes the need to learn by doing. Dewey believed that human beings learn through a 'hands-on' approach. -
The Progressive movement
progressive education describes ideas and practices that aim to make schools more effective for society They wanted students to be engaged and for education to teach them the skills they need to be a contributing member of society. This is very important to today's education because I believe the same thing is wanted and its something that is very important to me. [https://study.com/academy/lesson/education-during-the-progressive-era-reform-growth-of-urban-education.html] -
The committee of 10
The Committee of Ten was a working group of educators that recommended the standardization of American high school curriculum. -
Secondary school movement
The high school movement is the era from 1910 to 1940 during which secondary schools sprouted across the United States. This increase in educational opportunities for young people was incredible. -
The Measurement Movement
The movement started in 1905 by Alfred Binet, and with the help of Theodore Simon. The measurement movement was originally found to discover if a human had a retardation. Later, it was how we measure the intelligence of each person's brain. This is so important to us now because it really was the first start into differentiation and teaching towards the students individual levels.
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The Impact of WW2
Students had less materials and textbooks because of the war, all the money had to go to the war. Many children suffered in their education from it. -
brown vs. board of education
State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. This is very important for today because though we have desegregated school, we still have segregation of class systems that tends to happen with the types of school. We need to be aware and continue to do better.
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Sputnik and NDEA, 1957-58
A new law by Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower said funding to improve American schools and to promote science education. This shift to science and math put all other subjects on the back burner, arts and music took a huge hit. This is something that we still struggle with. The arts are still not seen as important as math and science.
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Growth of Standardized Testing
This movement is used to determine student achievement, growth, and progress. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, 1975
This new act, guaranteed access to a free, appropriate, public education in the least restrictive environment to every child with a disability. -
A Nation at Risk Report, 1983
President Ronald Reagan's National Commission on Excellence in Education.it recommended that schools become more rigorous, that they adopt new standards, and that teacher preparation and pay be higher. -
The Standards Movement
A moment that want measurable standards.Curriculum, assessments, and professional development are aligned to the standards.
