History of Education in America

Group Research & Presentation ProjectPrinciples of Education & Training 2011-2012

Dont Whistle in School: The History of Americas Public Schoolsby Ruth FeldmanHistory of Public Education in AmericaWeve come a long way in American The early years of education ..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAeRkPI0K0Y&feature=related

And its all about DIVERSITY ..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wakJdXzu3Y

Education is Schools tools used by society to help its children acquire knowledge, skills & values needed to improve society

Curriculum refers to what is taught in each course/ subject; includes how information is taught and in what sequence; held to state and national standards

Teachers/ Educators different roles include facilitator, disciplinarian, put in long hours, lesson planning/ implementing, continued & ongoing education, life-long learners

Group Project Topics (Time Periods)Your group will choose 1

American Colonial Period (1600-1776)Am Early National Period (1776-1839)Am Late 19th Century (1841-1899)Am Early/ Mid 20th Century (1900-1979)Am 21st Century (1980s Present)Each Group member will choose 1 area to cover Describe the typical school and classroom of this period?

Describe the kind of curriculum (information learned in school) during this era?

What was the role of the Teacher during this period?

What current events were happening during this period?

What national leaders were prominent during this time?

Your group of 4 people will research together, create a 5-slide PPT, and then present to the classDue Friday, April 13Groups of 4 people total.Each group member create and present 1 slide of the PPT project.Title Slide with Time Period & Group NamesTypical school and classroom Curriculum (information learned in school)Role of the typical TeacherCurrent events and Current leaders

5 Project Work DaysBarbees Research RulesMust give credit to every source you useAuthor name, Title, website addressMust be in YOUR own wordsMust answer the topic completelyMust be able to give enough info to write a paper about topicGale Learning Library, Encyclopedia Britannica, etc..

Each PPT slide should have atleast 1 picture on it(relevant to the topic)

American Colonial Period 1600 - 1776TeachersSometimes well-educated but no guaranteeExpected to be very ReligiousUnmarried (females only)Received room & board, food, and about $1.50 per weekIndentured Servants (worked to pay for their ocean passage to the New World)1645First Free-To-All public school is established in MassachusettsBoys & Girls = separate schoolsDiscipline included dunce caps and public rebukingRoutines/ ProceduresBell starts classTake roll (attendance) twice a dayMarked Tardies & Absences

American Early National Period 1776 - 1839Very similar to colonial periodBlab Schools very popularStudents would recite their lessons out loudYankee Doodle and other songs used to learn facts, geography, etc.DisciplineWooden switches, Sat in the corner, Sat under Teachers desk, etc.1836 1st Reading Books published (William McGuffey)Orthography (Spelling)Spelling Contests (sometimes for the whole town)1821 1st High School (secondary education)Bostons English Classical SchoolSupported by taxesCurriculumGreek, English, LatinAstronomy, History, Literature, Writing, and Logic

The American Tutors Guide, 1808Math Problem from the Early National PeriodCan YOU figure it out?

A man overtaking a maid driving a flock of geese, said to her, how do you do, sweetheart? Where are you going with these 100 geese? No Sir, said she, I have not 100; but if I had [twice] as many, half as many, and seven geese and a half, I should have 100: How many had she?

The Answer is 37 but how do you solve it to find 37?

The Answer 37 x 2 = 74

37 / 2 = 18.5

74 + 18.5 + 7 + = 100

American Late 19th Century 1841 - 1899Civil War endedPoverty prevalent (especially in South)Schools very different North vs SouthTeachersStrict rules for personal livesUsually 1 teacher for the entire townCivics very important subject/ aspect of EducationRecited pledge to American and State flags daily, prayer timeEuropean immigrants .. free education for their childrenProgressive EducatorsChildren should think, not just memorize & reciteProblem solving, experimentation, analysis, creativity, imagination

American Mid 20th Century 1900 - 1979WWI, Great Depression, WWII, Civil Rights Movement, Cold War, Vietnam War, etc Classroom Reader books popular (from 1920s 1950s)Dick & Jane, simple sentences, bright picturesTypewriter, Computer, Radio,Television educational TV in 1960sSesame Street (1969), The Electric Company (1971), newscasts (History classes)Golden Age and the Baby Boom of the 1950s (overcrowding)Irving ISD 100+ years of Education http://www.irvingisd.net/history/centennial.htm MacArthur High School 1963

1950s & 60s Education Industry The Civil Rights MovementCivil Rights & the Melting Pot SocietyQuestion of Equality ~ Separate but Equal (but never Equal)Segregated Schools deemed unconstitutionalNAACP lawsuits decision in 1954 by Supreme CourtThe Little Rock Nine 19571st black students attend Central High School in Little RockAttended school armed with bodyguardsFaced threats, segregationists, harassment, even the National Guard (sent by the Arkansas governor himself!)White students whose parents kept them in school also faced threats and violence and harassment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGjNqrQBUno

American 21st Century 1980 The PresentINTERNET virtual classroomsTrends of the Times1980s Age of MaterialismDesigner clothing, big houses, fast cars, latest technology2001 September 11th AttacksNational attacks on America by Al Qaeda terrorist groupLate 2000s RecessionJob loss, poverty level rises, spending habits changeGoing Green save the planetReduce, Reuse, RecycleTechnology Boom & Global AwarenessClasses online and all over the globe virtual field tripsMagnet Schools, Alterative Schools, Culturally Diverse curriculumBooks replaced with Websites, digital media, life skills, career preparation classes

Time to Review and ReflectOn a separate sheet of notebook paper, please create 5 questions from the information we have covered in History of American Education ~ Summative Grade!1. True/ False2. Multiple Choice3. Fill in the Blank4. Essay Q5. Essay Q

Answers on the back!!