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Laws
The first laws for education were made in this year in Massachusetts. This law was to make sure that parents were providing education for their kids. This law did not require which school they had to attend and it also did not require attendance. -
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Dame Schools
Most of the dame schools were held in kitchens or living rooms of widowed or a lady that was their neighbor. She was usually not very well educated herself, but would get a decent pay. Girls would study reading, spelling and learn how to needlework. Other studies were not necessary in school. -
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush was a good man. He was able to get the kids free education, and they learned how to read English as well as German. They learned how to do arithmetic. He wanted them to be able to go on and be prepared for college. -
Rate Bill
This was a bill that made the parents pay for some of their childs tuition. Some of the parents were to poor to pay this so their children would either not be able to go to school, or they would have to send one of their children at a time. Later this bill was done away with. New Jersey was the last to get rid of the bill. After this the school was finally a free school for the students. -
Friedrich Froebel
He was known for establishing the first kindergarten class. He thought that singing, dancing and spontaneous activities were important. He also used materials that would not change their form. One of his pupils opened up the first kindergarten class in the United States. -
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John Dewey
He decided that subject centered curriculum was not as important, so he switced it up to child-centered curriculum. This was having the kids learn through experience and not just memorizing things. He also wrote 500 articles and 40 books. -
Ella Flagg Young
Ella was highly educated. She was a teacher, principle, and a superintendent. After this she received her doctorate from the University of Chicago. She helped to get higher salaries for teachers. She was a huge help to women. -
Junior High School
The first jr high schools started to appear during this time. The Committee of Ten decided that academic work should start earlier. They also thought that elementary schools should be reduced from eight years to six years. They also hoped that with the Jr high school there would be less drop out rates. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a horrible time for the United States. Not only did it hurt banks, and businsses, it also hurt the school system. Many of the school were either shut down or they would have to have their school year shortened. This affected more than one million students. -
War
When the war started it made a huge impact on the schools. A lot of the teachers had to leave the classroom because they would go and fight in the war. Many of the students decided not to come back to school, so the numbers of students dropped significantly. Colleges suffered as well during this time. -
War on Poverty
After the war a lot of people were living in poverty. This included school children. President Kennedy decided that they would fight the war on poverty and try to help with this problem. The poor kids were lacking education. With this new "law" the kids were able to go back to school even if they were poor. -
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan was the President that helped with education. He was able to help with federal aid. He proposed reduction for federal spending for education. -
NCLB
No Child Left Behind, all students should learn math and reading. The students will also be tested to see if they are learning anything. There will be no one left behind regardless of race, gender or even ELL students. -
Impact of NCLB
There are other countries that are still higher than us when it comes to testing. The federal government must approve all the state testing.
