Public Education In The Early 1900's

During the time of American Revolution, the colony public system only had boys in the institution in the 1600s. It was until the 1700s women whose families were wealthy received formal private education and the lower class were normally limited to whatever they could pick up at home (educationnews.org, 2013). In the 19th century US educators felt that the school system was segregated by age. Educator Horace Man introduced “age grading” for student in Massachusetts in 1848. Its success lead to “age grading” across public schools in America. Today we use the same age grading by dividing children by age in public schools elementary, middle school, and high school. Horace Man wanted reform in in all public school by having equal high-quality

Schooling in the South was for only privileged children in the 1800s. There was no public school system in place, therefore the only institutions that offered education were private schools. Private schools could cost a lot of money so only the wealthy citizens in South were even given a chance to get a quality education. Children were exempt from school to work in the fields. Many yeomen, or the largest group of whites in the south, and tenant farmers, or farmers who worked on landlords estates, put their children into hard labor at a young age with the idea that someday the child will one day do the same, therefore not requiring schooling of any kind. The attitude towards education was that it was not needed and didn’t seem worth the money

50 years ago in 1966 the family wasn’t the same as it is now, we have new technologies and a different set of view and beliefs. If education never changes, we would never move forward we would be stuck. In one of my favorite books Anthem they are stuck learning the same things never having an original thought. This is how I imagine the educational system would be if it never changed. In 1966 the definition of family was so different, now a family could be anything then it was strictly a man and woman with kids. This is one of the biggest changes in the family in the past 50 years along with so many others.

According to Kenneth E. Redd from Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Making a Comeback, teachers in the 1800’s were white philanthropists. They were in southern states under auspices of the federal Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (commonly known as the Freedmen Bureau), black churches and white philanthropists. They help to establish several colleges, Howard University, Atlanta University, (Clark Atlanta) St. Augustine College (North Carolina) Fisk University (Tennessee) and Johnson C. Smith (North Carolina). The first HBCUs were private, non-profit institutions and was funded by without government support.

Public schools before the 1830s weren’t technically public because education was not open to the general public. At the time, the “public” schools were made up of a majority of white children, because their parents were wealthy enough to pay for their education. While some schools in both the North and the South allowed African Americans to attend, a lot of the African American families still could not afford to send their children. On top of not being able to afford school, in the South most schools did not believe in educating slaves. The monetary problem holding kids back from getting an equal opportunity to access education was what sparked the movement to reform the public schools.

Education in the late 1700’s and early 1800 was only available to those who had money. Public education was not available to everybody. Children who came from wealthy parents were able to learn how to read and write. These children went on to continue the cycle with their children. Schools came about when towns would pull their resources and higher teachers. The teachers were literally paid by bushels of wheat and half of a cow. School was based off the Bible. These facts and many more make me so grateful for not being born during this time. I love education and I love learning. I don’t know what I would do without the education I have received and continue to receive.

The idea of education has advanced throughout history, constantly shifting by societal ideals and human evolvement. This change is especially prominent during the 1800s and continues to alter to this very day with education policies. Public education first began during the Industrial Revolution. During this crucial time in history, many children were required to get an education in order to learn the trades of the growing economy and business as opposed to getting hurt in from hazardous machinery. These skills were limited reading, writing, and math. Ultimately, from this concept, public education was founded and from then, our society has grown into a well-educated community in which every individual has a role into making an impressive,

The progressive era from the 1890s to 1900s was the time where changes happened in the government in order to eliminate unfair business practices from big businesses corporations, exploitation of labor, and political corruptions. To begin with, many large businesses were corrupt; resulted in the formations of monopolies and trusts taking obscene amount of money. These businesses worked together to take control of the industry and charged unfair prices due to small quantity of competitions. To balance the economic power of these big businesses, the public demanded the government to take actions; the Sherman Antitrust Act was passed in order to “prohibit anti competitive practices and prevent unreasonable concentrations of economic power” (Encyclopedia).

The educational system of the 1920s varied greatly from the educational system of modern-day America. Segregation and a lack of funding were huge issues during this decade. There were major concerns over the effectiveness of intelligence testing. The 1920s were also a key point in time for secondary education. The educational system may have faced many challenges during this decade, but it also made great strides towards shaping today’s schools.

In the early 1800’s education in America grew and developed rapidly, largely because of the works of three very important men: Noah Webster, William McGuffey, and Horace Mann. These three men were catalysts for the growth of education throughout the nineteenth century, and without them the large strides America took during this time would not have occurred. These great men all shared one goal: to educate the youth of America as well as possible. This was no small task, however, because the educational system in place was disorganized and had several large problems that had to be overcome.

The 1920’s was an extravagant decade in American history. Many people had bought new items, such as radios, and played the stock market without worrying about the loans they used for the new items and stock market. The 1920’s also brought about change in the United States, such as women’s suffrage and Prohibition. Despite Prohibition making the consumption and possession of alcohol illegal, many people went to speakeasies to drink alcohol. The government could not effectively control the drug and alcohol use in the 1920’s, but it did have control over education. With the government’s ability to control education, it gained importance and attention in the 1920’s.

From 1945 until 1958 education was a secondary to most American adults, economic factors such as the great depression and military service contributed to low education level for the overall population. Most students during this time frame did not graduate from high school and did not plan to attend college. However, in the late 40‘s and early 50’s Soldiers returning from war begin to use their GI bills, and soon begin to realize their education level is woefully inadequate, this is due what they learned during elementary and throughout high school. Most curriculum during this time frame is life skill based, most rural school teachers are not equipped to teach advanced math or science and do not have the facilities to support this

Imagine yourself in your favorite high school class. What do you reminisce first – the paper balls; the kid with the obnoxious laugh; your best friend's constant gossiping; or actually learning? What you recall and what Thomas Jefferson would recall are completely different, considering he began his first year of college at 16 years old! Education in America has changed immensely since 1821, the year public education began, and will continue to evolve as society and technology does.

Education programs in correctional facilities is not a new idea in our society. The idea of implementing these programs in prisons has been around as early as the 1700s. Correctional education programs today consist of two basic types of programs — literacy development and vocational training. Literacy development is focused on improving inmate’s reading and math skills while vocational training is more focused on inmate’s ability to gain skills they can use in the workplace once they are released. However, these programs were unheard of in the 1700s. The sole purpose of education programs during this time was to teach inmates how to read. These programs in the 1700s only focused on inmate’s ability to read because it allowed them to understand

Critics often accuse single-sex education of reinforcing gender stereotypes; however, single-sex schools breakdown gender stereotypes by eliminating both gender intensification and gender gaps. Without the pressures and standards of genders present in coeducational institutions, single-sex schools allow students to explore their skills and interests. Research regarding interest in school subjects of the different genders conducted in 1990, demonstrates the gender-typical preferences of subjects between coeducational and single-sex facilities (Sax). Boys in coeducational schools tended to prefer masculine subjects such as math and science and disliked feminine subjects such as