Chapter 7 Flashcards
The formal beginnning of North America’s colonization
Jamestown, Virginia, 1607
Women turned their homes into schools and parents paid to have their children educated
Dame schools
17th century high schools
Latin grammar schools
The first compulsory education law in the New World
Massachusetts Act of 1642
Opportunities for education were based almost exclusively on social class here
The Southern colonies
Teachers lived with the families of their students for one week at a time
Boarding round
He believed in practicle, useful education in academics
Benjamin Franklin
He started the University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
This era was a period of unprecedented geographical growth for the U.S.
The 19th century
Community-supported elementary schools for all children
Common schools
A schools that prepared teachers
Normal schools
He was the Father of American Education
Horace Mann
The attempt to make children more like the dominant culture
Assimilation
She fought for the right of African American students to get an education
Prudence Crandall
John Dewey is associated with this
Progressive education
This case ruled that seperate is not equal
Brown v. Board of Education
Benjamin Bloom is associated with this
Taxonomy of learning
The title of a 1983 report commissioned by President Reagan
A Nation at Risk
This movement called for accountability of schools and school districts to states and of states to the federal government
No Child Left Behind
This act is the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Every Student Succeeds Act
What was the Puritans’ view on education?
Memorization of scripture and the practice of biblical principles were more important than acedemic subjects
Description of colonial schools
- They were established for religious purposes
- They helped secular aspects of society develop and prosper
- They provided students with the skills necessary to participate in commerce
What did boarding round involve?
Teachers lived with their students’ families for a week at a time
Describe Benjamin Franklin
Inventor, philosopher, and a believer in the useful arts
Describe dame schools
- Teachers were respected women with little or no formal education
- Classes were held in the teacher’s home
- Parents paid the teacher to have their children educated
Describe latin grammar schools
- Parents paid tuition to send their children
- Students learned higher levels of reading, writing, arithmetic, and classical literature
- They were the forerunners for modern high school
What was the first compulsory education law in the New World?
The Massachusetts Act of 1642
Describe the Old Deluder Satan Act
- It established that every town of 50 or more households must provide a school
- No funding was attached to the act
- It helped to improve the literacy rate of the New England colonies
List things included in the New England Primer
- The Lord’s Prayer
- The Ten Commandments
- A spelling guide based on the alphabet
Describe the Franklin Academy
- Astronomy classes
- Student choice in course selection
- Navigation courses
What was the purpose of town schools?
To provide education to entire communities
Who was the Schoolmaster of the Republic and publisher of the American Spelling Book?
Noah Webster
Which legislative act divided federally owned wilderness land into townships and required the building of pre-college schools?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
List objections to the idea of common schools
- Free schools mean fewer private schools
- They decreased the child workforce
- They were concerned that an overeducated citizenty might question authority
The opening of what marked the beginning of public high school?
The English Classical School in 1821
List educators who made an impact on early childhood education
- Johann Pestalozzi
- Friedrich Froebel
- Maria Montessori
What was the purpose of normal schools?
To provide formal training for teachers
What is Prudence Crandall best known for?
Her work with African American students
What was the purpose of Black codes?
To prohibit the education of slaves
List principles of progressive education
- Education is life, not just preparation for life
- Learning should be directly related to the interests of the child
- Cooperation among students should be emphasized more than competition
Who established a school in Florida to train female African American teachers?
Mary McLeod Bethune
What was the legislative act that called for strengthening of science, math, and foreign language programs?
The National Defense Education Act of 1958
What did Brown v. Board of Education rule?
It declared segregating children based solely on race was wrong and illegal
This act withheld federal funds from schools that discriminated against students based on race, color, or national origin
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
List results of the publication of A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform
- Renewed attention to education
- New proposals for reform and improvement
- Introduction of restructuring, including year-round schools, longer school days, and longer school years
