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The Five Most Important Events In Education History

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Five Events Important to Education The first event that caught my eye was the first public library in America which was founded in South Carolina in 1698. Of course the funding for libraries wasn’t spectacular, so it ended up shutting down, but that inspired women’s clubs in the area to want to create more libraries so information could be more accessible to the public. The attempts at establishing a library were not all successful and usually ended in closures due to lack of funds or being burned down because of a war. It was not until the 1900’s before a proper library system was established, and the use of libraries was available to people statewide (Walker). I thought this was an important event in education history because books are abundant with knowledge making libraries a huge resource for learning. I can remember as a child being enthralled with going to the library because I loved checking out the scientific books about animals. Everyone deserves to have access to materials that will satiate their curiosity on a topic and make them want to explore more which is why the creation of libraries was such a significant event. Another important event in educational history was the opening of the first school for girls in 1787. These …show more content…

Board of Education. This case dealt with the doing away of racially segregated schools. This allowed students to be able to attend whatever school they wished. This case caused a great deal of controversy, because of the rampant racism that was going on in the 1950’s, but it was a huge step in allowing equal educational opportunities to all (McBride). If Ruby Bridges did not have the courage to be the first black girl to step into a school of white children with racist parents, desegregation would have been a much slower process. All in all the Brown v. Board of Education started the movement for everyone to have an equal opportunity to

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