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Jan 1, 1550
Pre-Colonial America: Native Americans
Informal education passed on traditions and skills to succeed.
This is the first form of education for Native Americans before the European settlers came to the Americas. -
Period: Jan 1, 1550 to
Influences on Education, from early 1600s to 2011.
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Colonial America: Teacher Training
No special training; not a prestigeous occupation; viewed teaching as a temporary; job often connected with a church and had duties there as well.
Compared to todays step towards becoming an educator to then, it is a huge difference and not only that, they connected school and church toegther. We don't see every school like that today. -
Colonial America: Teacher Training
1) White indentured servants brought passage to America agreeing to work as teachers to pay the debt.
2) Apprenticeships - studied under a school master for ten years to become a schoolmaster.
I would see how being a student teacher can help you become a teacher, but I'm curious if someone knew more than the basics in teaching? -
Massachusetts
First American high school formed, three year courses in the English, Math, Science, History, Philosophy, Chemistry, Logic, French, U.S. Constitution; public schooling vs. the private latin grammar schools.
This is the first high school in our history, and so with many other coming together, this was the base of higher education. -
Germany; Friedrich Froebel
Publishes "The Education Man"; forms the first kindergarten; originated idea that women are best suited to teach young children; influenced by Rousseou and Pestalozzi.
Where did the youngest children start? first grade or in a class when everyone was combined? Maybe this is where educators began to realize for every age, there are needs and this is how they could focus on the certain age groups. -
Wisconson; Margarethe Mayer Schurz
Founded the first kindergarten in the U.S. based on German model.
There is a starting point for the youngest children that want to go to school. -
Pennsylvania
First of twenty-six Native Boarding Schools established to assimilate Native American children into the mainstream culture; the schools leave a controversial legacy.
Being Native American, it's seems different to know that the Natives are in the end to finally be introduce into education. Although it has changed the minds of them, of how they looked at the world. It made a huge difference in the Native American communities. -
USA 1920-1930s
Major population increase, increases the need for more teachers; teacher education programs expand to three to four years; state teachers colleges began awarding baccalaruate degrees, added secondary education to teacher training.
Since there was a need for more teachers, they had to rise the requirements to better the education. -
U.S.A: Congress
Vocational Education for National Defense Act passes; operated through state educational agencies to train workers needed in industries to produce goods for national defense.
This boosted many job opportunities, especially during WWII. It prepared students to go out job searching, along with some experience. -
USA; Congress
Vocational Education Act passes.
I believe using your hands and doing it on your own makes a differene in learning. -
USA: Congress
Indian Education Act passes; designed to help Native Americans help themselves serving their unique needs.
I think this helped by having the culture and traditions connect with education and not having it wipe clear the cultures. -
USA: Congress
Education for Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142) requires locals districts to provide education to children with specail needs, children in special education programs increased from 310,000 to 4,641,000.
I believe everyone and anyone has the right to get an equal opportunity education. This helped so many children across the U.S. to go to school. -
USA: Department of Education
Secretary of Education, WIlliam Bennett says federal bilingual-education efforts have failed; purpose giving school more flexibility with ELLS.
It made an impact on how and why Enlgish is critical. Especially since this is America, everyone speaks English,but sfor some people, Enlgish is a second lauguage. -
USA
Almost a dozen state legislatures upgrade their licensing requirements for early childhood teachers.
I believe as a mother, it is important to have my child recieve knowledge from a teacher who is highly trained and very well educated and also knows the importance of early childhood education. -
USA: Arizona
Two years after California passed a similar initiative, Arizona voters pass proposition 8 to curtail bilingual eduaction; replaces most bilingual programs with a structured English immersion approach.
I think, keeping a students first language with them and replacing it with just Emglish isn't the way to go. If it is their choice or parents choice, it should be respected. -
USA: Congress 2001-2002
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) passed to hold states more acountable for student performance based on annual assessments but gives schools more flexibility in meeting federal regulations.
No child is being push along, up the grade scale because no teacher wants to deal with them, this breaks down what a childs needs are, and that they should be brought to attention. -
USA: Department of Education
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan annouces $4 billion in Race to the Top funds that states compete for to improve their education agendas.
Racing to get high scores, I think it is a fair trade to better the education for the students and not just the school. Having better supplies for better learning is great!
