Dust Bowl
Unhealthy soil that was caused by not rotating plants.
At this time, what were the protections children experienced regarding labor laws?
They couldn't work more than 8 hours a day and their employers had to follow guidelines for employing minors.
After the Great Depression did high school enrollment increase or decrease?
Increase due to the lack of work for these students.
Who was president in 1928?
Herbert Hoover
Which states did the Dust Bowl primarily effect?
Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas
Name at least one factor for why Chicago was already making budget cuts before the Great Depression
1. poor tax collection procedures
2. corrupt politicians stealing from the city
How did Chicago specifically cut costs? name at least 3 ways.
Got rid of all junior highs, cut number of kindergartens in half, closed the city's junior college, abolishing all coaching positions, closing all school swimming pools, eliminating all arts.
During the Great Depression, list 2 ways schools cut costs.
1. larger classes
2. cut the fads and frills
3. cut special ed
How were rural schools impacted by the Great Depression/loss of farm land?
Had the lowest paid teachers, shortest school terms and highest rate of student absence. Since farm failures were a huge part of this, property tax for schools was pretty much non-existent.
Where did homeless farmers tend to live when looking for work and attempting to escape the overwhelming dust storms?
"Hoovervilles", small pop-up shelters named after the president.
Even before the Great Depression, In 1929, ____ southern councils with substantial black populations failed to provide them with high schools
286
How is Count's view of Individualism causing the Great Depression reminiscent of the impact donors had on Detroit schools during this time?
Count saw individualism as the cause of the Great Depression because it perpetuated the status quo and lacked the harmonious large impact of collectivism. In Detroit, wealthy board members were able to protect the schools by donating money. Instead of prioritizing themselves and their families, they focused more intently on the overarching well-being of the community.
What would cause another dust bowl? Could it happen?
Yes. Global warming makes the ground more susceptible to becoming dust and blowing away, losing all plant growing nutrients. Also, as we deplete native grasses of the great planes, we increase the likelihood of this happening again.
During the Great Depression, how many months of work did teachers do in a year AND how many were they compensated for? This is two different numbers
9 months, 4 months were paid.
Summarize George S Count's work.
Counts studied the Soviet Unions approach towards education and how education and society go hand in hand. He opposed the child-centered education model, and instead believed education needed to take society and social position into account.
What year/years did the Great Depression start to impact urban schools? why?
1932-1933, this was because administrators believed that the prosperity would soon reappear after the stock market crash.