The American Colonial Period
An apprentice is...
Who is someone who learns a skilled trade by watching and helping an expert in that trade?
This time period happened in...
What is 1776-1840?
These were the first public state-supported schools.
What are Common Schools?
These schools were overcrowded, conditions in the schools were poor.
What are Urban Schools?
The universities founded in this time period were...
What is Harvard University and College of William and Mary?
This person started a secondary school, or academy.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Normal schools were training schools for these people.
Who are teachers?
This time period happened in...
The parent who taught their children during this time period taught them these skills.
What is basic reading and arithmetic skills?
Thomas Jefferson believed education was the key to this.
What is to making the newly formed democracy a success?
This person worked hard to establish free, public schools for everyone.
Who is Horace Mann?
This person developed a teaching program that had a significant impact on young children.
Who is Maria Montessori?
Parents paid a fee for their children to go to this school.
What is a Dame school?
Wealthy boy studied these subjects.
What are Greek, Latin, English Grammar, advanced math, geography, literature, and science?
These were the first African-American colleges founded.
What are Howard University and Spellman College for women.
By this time, all states had laws requiring children to attend elementary school.
What is 1920?
These schools were opened to all, including girls, African Americans, and Native Americans.
What is Quaker Schools?
This played less of a role in education.
What is Religion?
These had one teacher who taught all grades.
This person believed that classrooms were too rigid and inflexible.
Who is John Dewey?