chapter 9

Question 1

What statement best describes the Puritan view of education

Answer 1

Memorization of Scripture and the practice of biblical principles wherefore important than academic subjects

Question 2

true or false: the first colonial Schools were attended equally by girls and boys

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What was “Boarding ‘round”?

Answer 3

an 18th century practice involving teachers living with students’ families for about a week at a time

Question 4

Describe Benjamin Franklin

Answer 4

Inventor, Philosopher, Believer in Fine Arts

Question 5

true or false: in Dame Schools students were educated in their own homes?

Answer 5

False

Question 6

did Latin Grammar Schools accept garland boys equally

Answer 6

no

Question 7

what was the first compulsory education law in the New World

Answer 7

Massachusetts Act of 1642

Question 8

true or false: the Old Deluder Satan Act was a ruling by Puritans to make sure all their children attended school?

Answer 8

False

Question 9

what three things were in the New England Primer?

Answer 9

the Lords Prayer, the Ten Commandments, a spelling guide based on the alphabet

Question 10

what three things were taught in Franklin Academy?

Answer 10

Astronomy, Navigation, and Student Choice Courses

Question 11

why were town schools created

Answer 11

provide education for entire communities

Question 12

who was the “School master of the Republic” and publisher of the American Spelling Book?

Answer 12

Noah Webster

Question 13

Which legislative act divided federally on wilderness land into townships and required the building of pre-college schools?

Answer 13

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Question 14

what was one of the reasons for Common Schools

Answer 14

they provide avenues for social and economic mobility

Question 15

what was the beginning of public schools

Answer 15

English Classical School in 1821

Question 16

Which educator did not make a significant impact on the field of early childhood education?

Answer 16

Samuel Howe

Question 17

What best describes the purpose for normal schools?

Answer 17

To provide formal training for teachers

Question 18

Prudence Crandall was best known for her work with?

Answer 18

African-American students

Question 19

The purpose of black codes was to?

Answer 19

Prohibit the education of slaves

Question 20

true or false: Progressive education only focuses on core subjects

Answer 20

fasle

Question 21

Who established a school in Florida to train female African-American teachers?

Answer 21

Mary McLeod Bethune

Question 22

What was the legislative act that called for strengthening of science, math, and foreign language programs?

Answer 22

National defense education act of 1958

Question 23

What was brown versus the Board of Education about?

Answer 23

It declared segregating children based solely on race was wrong and illegal.

Question 24

Which legislative act withhold federal funds from schools that discriminated against students based on race, color, or national origin?

Answer 24

Civil rights act of 1964

Question 25

True or faults: the beginning of middle schools was a result of the publication of a nation at risk: the imperative for educational reform?

Answer 25

false