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  picture of a dame school
 -School curriculum was the 4 R's reading, writing, arithmetic, religon.
 -In 1642 Massachusettes enacted a law requiring every town to establish a school.
 -During this period Britin was in charged of the colonies
 -The teacher role was just below religios leaders in importance.
 -The colonies gained there indepence from Birtain in 1776 is one significant thing that happened.
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  The presidents during this time period was George Washtion, john Adams, amd Thomas Jefferson
 -The role of techers during the time was to be good citizens and positive models, and to be involed in the church and commmunity.
 -The American Revolution happpened during this time period.
 -Benjamin Franklin was a leader becauase he was a politiction and signed the Declaration of Indepence and the Constitution. Also Thomas Jefferson was an important persson.
 -Basics were r,w,m,and christian principals
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  --The Morrill Act was established in 1862 and required every state to establlish a college.
 -The singificant president was Abraham Lincoln.
 -The role of teachers were still basic because most people lived in the rual area.
 -African Amereican education happened in the north, kindergarden was invented, the McGuffey Readers happened because of new textbooks.
 -Horace Mann worked hard to make public education free
 -School Curriculum brought change and how children were tought in different subject.
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  -The role of teachers during this time was professtional.
 -The presidents were Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard, Woodrow Wilson.
 -Schools were still highly segregated for African Americans.
 -In 1917 the Smith-Hughes Act was established to support vocational education.
 -John Dewey was an educational philosopher and Maria Montessori was a doctor who tried to help kids who had a difficulty learning.
 -School curriculum was that students should think critically and independently.
