Darwin's Theory Of Education : Differences In Education

Starting from waking up in 1901 kids had to be waken up by there parents but now kids are waken up with alarm clocks, In 1901 every kid had to walk to there towns main school but in 2017 kids either drive or take the bus to school also there are more options of schools kids can go to nowadays, next is the school in 1901 there was only one teacher, all ages, and one class room, and they had to use chalkboards four hour days also only fifty-one percent of kids were enrolled in schools, but now in 2017 there are multiple grade levels, smart technology, tablets, and seven hour days but now eighty percent of kids are enrolled in schools Besides school technology changed the way we do things from 1901 for example technology

In the book “The disability rights movement” I learned the history and process people with disabilities have been going through in order to obtain an equality of rights in the United States. The book was written by Doris Zames Fleisher and her sister Frieda Zames as a way of raising awareness of the reality of people with disabilities. Frieda Zames an activist in favor of the American disabilities act, wrote this book to tell the story of civil rights movement and to make people aware of the struggles that people with disabilities go through at the same time raising the word for equality. The book demonstrates how grievances regarding medical issues can be addressed in a democratic society by giving examples such as the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. As a significant figure in this movement, Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president with disabilities, who contracted polio eleven years before he became president. He was a significant figure in the movement because he served as an example of the capabilities a person with a disabilities can have. He was also an advocate of

After reviewing the brief history of the past 150 years of western history, I have found several reasons in regards to the being of today's culture. For instance, the public school system, because of individuals such as Charles Darwin and John Dewey, rejects the teachings of Jesus Christ. Specifically, because the public school system upholds the Charles Darwin's evolutionary, naturalistic, teachings, the school system consequently goes contrary to the biblical teachings that are concerning Intelligent Design, and because the public school system upholds John Dewey's rationalistic, empirical, teaching, the public school system does not teach any teachings concerning God.

People with disabilities have not been treated fairly in the past. I believe that that those with disabilities have been treated worse than the elderly. They were not allowed to go to school with the normal kids; they were not allowed to work at most jobs. They were teased and made fun of, sometimes there were rejected by their own families. When they were in the mental hospitals they were treated very harsh, they sometimes had to go through shock therapy. Even though they are different types of disabilities, if was something that was noticeable you were treated different, as if you did not belong.

Prior to 1940’s, People with disabilities were excluded from society and were considered unable to learn. They are often placed in institutions under custodial care, considered unable to learn or benefit from regular educational programs. However, as early as in 1800s, some educators like Samuel Gridley Howe disagreed, believing that children with disabilities could learn and should have an education, not just custodial care.

Each time period had people with different views of disability and ways of treating those with disabilities. For example, early European colonists in 1492-1700 had a definition for disability that discussed productivity in regards to things such as class and gender. For children who were born with disabilities, the women were always blamed. For the time period of 1700-1776, slaves who had "undesirable bodies" were left to die. After that until 1865, African and indigenous women compared to white women were compared to animals and viewed negatively due to their features. Each time period had people who viewed disabilities in different capacities and took

Individuals with disability have had a long history of maltreatment in America. From being thought of as possessed individuals in need of exorcism, targeted for heinous experiments, unknowingly sterilized, being labeled imbecile, feeble minded, and retarded, to being shipped off to state schools or mental asylums, those with disabilities were given no consideration as a valuable and able to contribute member of society. In a speech to congress, Frank Bowe, a highly educated deaf-man highlighted this claim by stating, “we are not even second-class citizens, we are third-class citizens” (Bowe, F. 1977--need citation), and Jim Cherry (2001) furthered the ideal in his words, that prior to “1970 we [disabled citizens] had no right to education, to employment, to transportation, to housing, or to voting. There were no civil rights laws for us, no federal advocacy grants. Few people looked beyond our medical needs” (Cherry, J.L, 2001 http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/0701/0701cov.htm). Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 attempted to fundamentally change how disabled people were reguarded.

Throughout history, disabled people have been profoundly discriminated against. Our society today has become more accepting of people for who they are, but there are still many challenges in this area. In his short story “The Scarlet Ibis,” Hurst works to raise awareness and sensitivity towards children and other people with disabilities by demonstrating how disabled children were generally treated in this time period, by illuminating how the narrator eventually makes connections with his special needs brother, Doodle, and by painting a vivid picture of how the unattainable expectations placed upon Doodle became too much for him to bear.

Throughout history the movement for people with disabilities has made a great amount of progress, but has not always been obvious to the public’s eye. People with disabilities have gone from being thought of as freaks of nature to just everyday people in society. It may just seem like a small just change of thought, but this change actually created a transformation for anyone with disabilities daily lives. As time as gone on these changes have created such a large impact on the movement for people with disabilities. Back before the nineteenth century children who were deaf did not always get an chance to get an education as to hearing children.

People with disabilities in these times were unable to support themselves and this made them barely get by or they had to live on the streets; meanwhile, some lived in homes, but they were forced to live in these homes. “They were forcibly committed to hospitals reserved for the disabled where their lives were governed by doctors and hospital staff. Some states passed laws forbidding people with disabilities from marrying or having children, which sometimes provoked forced sterilization.” (Faville). Andrea Faville is a reporter for Knight Chair in Political Reporting.

By tracing the impacts of this movement, one can gain a better understanding of how fear and devaluing of people with disabilities became deeply embedded in our culture. Doctors were still calling people with disabilities burdens, segregating them in institutions, sterilizing them, and treating them as subhuman as late as the 1970’s. Today, many people still treat people with disabilities as burdens and with fear. During the height of eugenics in America, medical research was being done on people with disabilities (Groce and Marks, 2000). This is a clear equivalent to the status of animal, as only animals and people with disabilities were used in the manner; comparing people with disabilities to animals remains part of our medical and academic culture. In fact, Groce and Marks (2000) challenged anthropologists who consider the value of non-human primates higher than other animals because of their similarities to people with disabilities, connecting these arguments to the American eugenics movement. While the result of the eugenics movement was to devalue people with disabilities, and anthropologists in this case intended to increase the value of the life of the primate, in both instances, the

The physically and mentally impaired were shunned by society. Employers didn't want to hire them because they weren't as “useful” as other workers, making it difficult for them to fins jobs. The lack of jobs meant that they couldn't usually afford decent housing or medical treatments for themselves, of any existed. Numerous building and other infrastructure were inaccessible by disabled people. This events lead disabled people into self-destructive thinking that they were inadequate and helpless

What socio-historical factors play into the social construction of disabilities? Please be specific and provide examples to support your answers.

On the positive side, select crippled did escape life in institutions, and they lived in normal communities; however, the quality of life at home did vary. One one hand, an extremely poor disabled person could end up on the streets as a beggar or in a freak show (Hix). Freak shows were the ultimate form of degradation; they were shows where a person’s disabilities were mocked for entertainment. One the other hand, several opportunities for an education and jobs were appearing in addition to social clubs specifically for the crippled. These clubs, known as Ugly Clubs, were simply places for the disabled to conjugate and be proud of their disabilities among their disabled friends (Victorian Era Workhouses). Perhaps the most notable self-help

Prior to the course, Perspectives on disability, my understanding of disability was a fundamental, concept of disability, in which I knew it existed, and also have seen and interacted with people considered to have a disability. I never took a deep look at all the social and political factors that exist within the spectrum of disability. This course has allowed me to examine all aspects of disability, which has changed my view and approach of what a disability is and how it is viewed. "Historically, disability has been viewed fundamentally as a persoal tragedy, which has resulted in diasbled people being seen as objects of pity or in need of charity. They have been subject to descriminatory policies and practices in which the predominant images of passivity and helplesness reinforced their inferior status"(Barton 4). Uncovering the framework of disability, by studying the historical, soicial political and educational standpoint, I see the intricacies in which gives me a greater understanding and awareness of the topic.