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Education In Colonial America (late 1600's into the 1700's)
Education in colonial america was dependent on your class, race, and gender. Only white men and women in America could be educated. Generally only the wealthy were educated, and it was done in the home by a tutor. Middle and lower class were not educated they worked as an apprentice until they learned a skill or trade. -
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Noah Webster
A school teacher who felt that early American textbooks and literature were tinted with British English.His Contribution to early American education reform was a text book called 'A Grammatical Institute of the English Language' which became commonly known as 'the blue-backed speller'. The book was used to teach kids to read, spell, and write in 'American English'. it was widely successful, and ultimately lead to Webster's Dictionary which we still use today. -
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Horace Mann (Most Important Person)
Mann was a politician who greatly contributed to the common schools movement. Mann also founded 'Normal Schools' which were schools that teachers attended in order to establish pedagogical norms and standards. Horace Mann is referred to as the father of american education, because his ideals influenced and shaped American education as it is today by creating better teachers and a tax-funded school system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Qc3gZQZpI -
Common Schools (Most Important Event)
A movement beginning in the 1830's that pushed for tax-funded, well-developed, state public education system. It was created to foster a sense of american identity and teach students to become good citizens. The outcome of the Common Schools Movement was the creation of the public schools that we still addend today.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCzJ9EvIKiE -
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John Dewey
An American philosopher of democracy and its importance to American education. Dewey recognized that each student brings a unique experience to the classroom and should be educated to their individual needs, also how important community is in education and learning from others. Also the importance of hands on learning. -
The Measurement Movement
The Measurement Movement was a major point in american education history. It was at this point that the American Government wanted to push for Intelligence Quotient testing (IQ testing) although it is still highly controversial and even lead to the american government practicing eugenics, IQ testing is still used in american public schools today to determine special needs placing. -
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The Progressive Reform Movement
The progressive reform movement was not only a changing point in American society in changed American education as well. Most notably for education was the production of child labor laws which allowed children to attend school instead of working. It also produced equal rights for men and women. -
Population Growth and Immigration in the 19th century
In the early 19th century millions of people were immigrating to america which lead to conflicts in education. New cultures with different religious views, and language barriers now had to be educated in public schools. -
Brown vs. Board of Education (Most important event)
This extremely important unanimously held supreme court decision that ruled the racial segregation of children in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. thus allowing the integration of all races in public schools. Although it was contravercial at the time it was important then and today in giving all american the right to a free and equal public education.
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Sputnik and NDEA, 1957-58
The National Defense Education Act was implemented by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to increase the technological sophistication and power of the United States by providing funding to American education institutions at all levels. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 1965
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was passed during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson. The bill aimed to shorten the achievement gaps between students by providing each child with fair and equal opportunities to achieve an education. The act also gave funds for professional development, instructional materials, for resources to support educational programs, and for parental involvement promotion. -
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (Most Important Event)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is an important piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs. This important piece of legislation still presists and benefits students with dissabilities all across America today. It has since improved to also include 'at risk' students.
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A Nation at Risk Report (Most Important Event)
In 1983 president Ronald Regan presented americans with a 36 page report that stated American schools were failing. The report then gave spesific ways America could improve its education system. The report lead to increased rigor and improved standards that we still see in education today, ecpecially in areas like math and science.
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No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was passed during the presidency of George W. Bush Jr. The act called for a national based common core curriculum system that ensured that students all across America received an equal education, Also commonly associated with NCLB was the increase in standardized testing. -
Every Student Succeeds Act (Most Important event)
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was passed by President Barack Obama, and is the current governing legislation for American education. This Act reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Yet it is still to early to see just how this act will effect American Education.
http://www.ed.gov/ESSA