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1938
When was Essentialism founded?
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Led protests against progressive education
Who is William Bagley and Arthur Bestor?
100
Dominant educational philosophy in schools today
What is essentialism?
100
Taken into great consideration on how the student is developing
What is tests and grading
100
Three of the main essentialist topics are:
What is writing, speech, math, science, literature?
200
Late 1930's, early 1940's
When was it introduced.
200
Wrote "Education and Emergent Man: A Theory of Education with Particular Application to Public Education in the United States"
Who is William Bagley?
200
2 world philosophies linked to essentialism
What is realism and idealism?
200
Classroom is based on this.
What is the teacher's ideas?
200
Besides main topics, these are also taught.
What is past and current events, and ideas.
300
Movement in the 1970's and 80's
What is the back-to-basics movement?
300
Former U.S. secretary of education.
Who is William Bennett?
300
Teachers train the mind to do this.
What is promote character and ensure common culture?
300
Student's should come out of school with more than just this.
What is book knowledge?
300
Passive ways of learning
What is taking notes and listening to lectures?
400
Time period when schools were closed and the government was unable to pay teachers.
What is The Great Depression?
400
Leader of the classroom
Who is the teacher?
400
Bagley and Bestor believed American education was this.
What is weak, lacking in rigor, full of "frills", and insufficient in preparation?
400
The teacher is this.
What is the role model?
400
Used to see if goals are being reached
What is tests?
500
Time period when teachers left the classroom to fight in the war.
What is WWII?
500
Learn about past and current events, ideas, and past experiences
Who is the students?
500
Nature of the Learner: Essential habits to participate in this type of society.
What is a democratic and technological society?
500
Besides book knowledge, students should also have this.
What is knowledge of the world around them and how they use it.
500
Encourages students to be active in the classroom
What is graded participation?
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