Timeline | History of Public Education in America

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  • The American Colonial Period

    Significant Events: Education was neither free nor public; New Laws: Only larger towns were required by law to build schools. Teacher and Curriculum: Teachers were sometimes paid in goods like wheat or livestock. Curriculum: Focused on the Protestant Bible, the New England Primer, and the "hornbook". Education was designed for the Bible and taxes. Influential Individuals: Puritan settlers who linked schooling to the word of God and used "fear" to instill discipline and obedience
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    The American Colonial Period (1600-1776)

    Significant Events: Education was neither free nor public; New Laws: Only larger towns were required by law to build schools. Teacher and Curriculum: Teachers were sometimes paid in goods like wheat or livestock. Curriculum: Focused on the Protestant Bible, the New England Primer, and the "hornbook". Education was designed for the Bible and taxes. Influential Individuals: Puritan settlers who linked schooling to the word of God and used "fear" to instill discipline and obedience
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    Common School