Colonial, early national, common school, and 1865-now By amber Sauceda Oct 6, 1635 Boston Latin Grammar School (prepared boys for minstry and law) Oct 6, 1670 John Amos Comenius emphasized memorization Oct 6, 1704 John Locke emphasized the importance of firsthand experience Oct 6, 1746 Johann Pestalozzi wanted childs play Oct 6, 1751 Franklins Academy Oct 6, 1760 Religion at the core of education Oct 6, 1770 Education reserved for wealthy white males Oct 6, 1775 Jean-jacques children are good Oct 6, 1775 The constitution removes formal religion from the schools and establishes state responsibilities in education Oct 6, 1785 Land Ordinance of 1785 Oct 6, 1800 American High School in Search of Identity Oct 6, 1821 English Classical School Oct 6, 1824 English classical school name changes to english high school Oct 6, 1830 Quill Pens Oct 6, 1865 50% of american children were enrolled in public school Oct 6, 1892 Committee of ten Oct 6, 1913 Commission on the reorganization of secondary education Oct 6, 1930 Projectors and filmstrips Oct 6, 1940 Overhead Projectors Oct 6, 1950 Programmed and Computer based Instruction Oct 6, 1967 Hand Held Calculators Oct 6, 2015 Last Period 1856- today