COLONIAL PERIOD (1607-1775)
EARLY NATIONAL PERIOD (1775-1820)
COMMON SCHOOL MOVEMENT (1820-1865)
EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL
EDUCATION OF CULTURAL MINORITIES
100
Which European philosopher emphasized the importance of basing teaching on children’s interests and needs?
John Amos Comenius
100
Which amendment was the reason the principle separation of church and state was created?
1st Amendment
100
What is the Common School Movement?
A historic attempt in the 1800’s to make education available to all children in the United States.
100
What is the difference between middle school and junior high?
Junior high mocks a high school Middle school in tailored to the needs of developing adolescents
100
The Bureau of Indian Affairs established what?
Boarding schools
200
John Locke is to ‘firsthand experiences in helping children learn about the world as Jean-Jacques Rousseau is to – a. Memorization and recitation b. Against corporal punishment c. Viewed children as innately good d. Criticized authoritarian educational practices
c. Viewed children as innately good
200
What amendment did the Constitution’s framers use to sidestep the issue of separation of church and state?
10th Amendment
200
Who was Horace Mann, and what was his contribution to education in the United States?
Horace Mann was a lawyer turned educator, and a key figure in the common school movement, under Mann’s influence Massachusetts became the leader of education. His most important legacy was the idea that public education should be the right of all citizens.
200
What association created the “Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education” and the “Committee of Ten”?
The National Education Association
200
In 1965 tribal schools added __________ to the curriculum to help improve the transition from Native American Culture to the expected White norms.
Native American culture
300
Which European philosopher emphasized the importance of basing teaching on children’s interests and needs?
John Amos Comenius
300
What year was the Constitution written?
1787
300
How did the expansion of the common school movement change the view of the common people?
Parents began viewing education as a way of improving their children’s lives, and national and local leaders saw education as the vehicle for assimilating immigrants.
300
What was the purpose of the English Classical School?
a free secondary school designed for boys not planning on attending college
300
Which minority group arrived after the founding of Jamestown in 1607?
African Americans
400
The first permanent English settlement in North America was called?
Jamestown colony
400
In what year was the Land Ordinance passed?
1785
400
What issues arose in the quality of education?
Teachers’ workloads were heavy, and only fundamentals were taught. Buildings were not kept up, and poorly trained teachers were hired.
400
What did the "Committee of Ten" conclude about the curriculum in high schools?
Students who planned to go no further than high school needed content and teaching methods that were the same as those who were college bound.
400
The Asian American minority is known as the _____.
Model Minority
500
Who said this, ‘I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing…’ ?
William Berkeley- governor of Virginia
500
The Land Ordinance specified that land was to be divided into townships consisting of?
36 one-square-mile sections
500
What was the legacy of the common school movement?
It was the turning point in American education. The number of children who attended elementary schools increased steadily during this time, and public support for the idea grew.
500
What were the three characteristics of an academy that differed from the Latin Grammar School?
1. Emphasized practical curriculum 2. Separated religion and education 3. Partially supported by public funds
500
NAACP stands for?
National association for the advancement of colored people.
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