Key Terms
What are the âThree Rsâ taught in early schools?
What is Reading, writing, and arithmetic
What percent of African Americans attended elementary school in 1880?
What is 34%
Approximately how many European immigrants settled in the US between 1860-1890?
What is nearly 10 million
Who was the US commissioner of education from 1889-1906
Who is William Torrey Harris
Name one subject added to colleges/universities in the early 1900s.
What is Psychology/ Sociology/ Modern Languages
What type of early childhood school became popular in the late 1800s?
What is Kindergarten
Who founded a school for African American girls in Florida?
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune
many immigrants from Eastern Europe were what religion or group?
What is Jewish
Who founded the Tuskegee institution?
Who is Booker T. Washington
Which organization helped establish historically, black universities like Howard and Fisk?
What is Freedmanâs Bureau
What was emphasized in early public school curriculum besides the three Rs?
What is discipline, citizenship, or rite memorization
What was Du Boisâs group of black intellectuals called?
What is Niagara Movement
what activity did immigrant children do in school to become Americanized?
What is learn patriotic versus about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
Who believed African-Americans should pursue liberal arts education for a leadership?
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois
By 1900, roughly what percent of Americans age 15â19 attended college
What is 2-3%
What type of economy increased the need for educated workers?
What is Industrial economy
What was the âTalented Tenthâ?
Who are educated black leaders Du Bois wanted to uplift the community
Where did adult immigrants go to learn English and citizenship skills?
What is Night school
Who promoted individuality and cooperation in schools over memorization
Who is William Torrey Harris
Which types of professional schools required a high school diploma, and which required entrance exams to identify Qualified students
What are professional schools in law and medicine required a high school diploma while other colleges required entrance exams
What key idea did education reformers believe schools would promote in society?
What is democracy, citizenship, and social progress
By 1890, what % of black teens attended high school?
What is less than 1%
What type of program did employers like Henry Ford provide for immigrant workers?
What is programs to Americanize workers
Who argued that racism would end if African-Americans proved economic value through vocational skills?
Who is Booker T. Washington
How did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Du Bois differ in their approach to African-American higher education
What is Washington promoted vocational education to prove economic value; Du Bois promoted a liberal art education and immediate inclusion into society (Niagara Movement)