Early History of Education

First Elementary Schools were established in

1635, but only in well populated areas

By-____________ all states had laws requiring children to attend elementary school

1920

Common School

Created by Horace Mann, was the first public school that was supported by the state. (Whites only) It gave the same education to different levels of society.

Normal Schools

Created by Horace Mann, were established chiefly to train elementary-school teachers for common schools (known as public schools in the United States)

Roles of teachers during Colonial Times 1600s- 1776

Expected to be Good Examples of Moral Character Could not drink, smoke, or marry. Required to attend church regularly and participate in community events Expected to perform charitable acts

Education

The process of gaining knowledge

Career and Technical Education

courses of study that prepare students for careers related to a specific trade or occupation

Dame School

early American schools run by women in their own homes; which taught basic reading and arithmetic skills as well as religious education

McGuffey Readers

first widely used textbooks published during the American Common Schools period. Included moral lesson along with science, grammar, and other subjects

Hornbook

flat wooden board with a handle; containing the alphabet, a prayer that was covered with a thin, flat piece of clean animal horn to protect the paper.

Progressives

members of a reform movement that began in the 1900's; believed that education should be more individualized and teach students skills that would improve society. School for all people.

Benjamin Franklin

opened first public library in 1731 opened one of the first secondary school in Philadelphia . His influence to teach citizenship in schools is still done today.

Apprentice

someone who learns a skilled trade by watching and helping someone in that trade.