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Philosophers & Their Philosophies
....Who Said That?
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"Friends" of Mine
Analytic Framework
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His 4-tier plan for education was never passed?
Who is Thomas Jefferson
100
"Friend and Brother, it was the will of the Great Spirit that we should meet together this day. He orders all things, and he has given us a fine day for our council".
Who is Red Jacket
100
What was Jefferson's schooling plan for African Americans?
He did not have a schooling plan for them. They were not included in his plan.
100
Who were the "Brothers" Red Jacket refers to his speech to a missionary?
Who are white Americans involved in the "civilizing project".
100
During Colonial America, what was the most used textbook outside of the New England Primer?
What is the Bible.
200
She felt that female teachers receiving a reduced salary in comparison to men was okay, it got their foot in the door of the public sphere.
Who is Catharine Beecher
200
"But every child in America should be acquainted with his own country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas what will be useful to him in life and practice. As soon as he opens his lips, he should rehearse the history of his own country"
Who is Noah Webster
200
What organization was co-founded by Catherine Beecher, and served as the main organ for East coast teacher training which offered young women an adventure in a new place by making them go West.
What is the Board of National Popular Education
200
With the support of male "friends" in public office, this scholar looked to push the agenda of schooling young women for training as future teachers.
Who is Catherine Beecher.
200
What BIG WAR set the time period for Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Rush and Noah Webster?
What is the American Revolution.
300
Like Horace Mann, this scholar also turned to Prussia for advice and strategies when attempting to standardize the nation's schools.
Who is Calvin Stowe
300
"Mr. Washington represents in Negro thought the old attitude of adjustment and submission; but adjustment at such a peculiar time as to make his programme unique...Mr. Washington's programme naturally takes an economic cast, becoming a gospel of Work and Money to such an extant as apparently almost completely to overshadow the higher aims in life".
Who is W.E.B. DuBois
300
Why did Catherine Beecher believe that women were better teachers?
Women were considered to be maternal, comforting and nurturing because they had experience supporting and boosting children’s moral.
300
Because of me you now spell "center" with an "er" and "color" without a "u"? We kicked our British "friends" to the curb with our victory in the American Revolution.
Who is Noah Webster
300
During this era, there was great debate on centralized v. localized schooling. This was a time period that saw a great influx in Americans going to public schools.
What is the Common School era.
400
He felt that women's most important role in society was becoming Republican Mothers. They would rear patriotic children, especially patriotic sons.
Who is Benjamin Rush
400
"which proves the absolute right of every human being that comes into the world to an education; and which, of course, proves the correlative duty of every government to see that the means of that education are provided for all"
Who is Horace Mann
400
What was the first desegregation case in the history of American SChooling?
What is the Sara Roberts v. Boston case. The Massachusetts court ruled in favor of segregation, 1849. It was not until 1855 that the Massachusetts legislature passes a law that abolishes segregation in all public schools.
400
I turned to my "hooded" friends for support with my Back to Africa campaign. Who am I?
Who is Marcus Garvey
400
Borrowing from Horace Mann, this movement led to the expansion of schooling and the transfer of teachers such as, Mary Augusta Roper to places like Michigan.
What is western migration (of education).
500
This philosopher created "civilization schools" for Native American youth to help usher them into mainstream society.
Who is Richard Henry Pratt
500
"The business of training youth in elocution, must be commenced in childhood. The first school is the nursery. There, at least, may be formed a distinct articulation, which is the first requisite for good speaking. How rarely is it found in perfection among our orators".
What is the McGuffey Reader.
500
Name the teacher who spoke about being uncomfortable teaching in the midwest because of homesickness, loneliness, illness, difficult school communities and feelings of isolation.
Who is Mary Augusta Roper
500
Although me and all of my friends go to school together. We are the only population whose schooling is federally mandated.
Who are Native American children.
500
This period in time saw great advancements for African Americans, however their societal gains were soon erroded with the passing of Black Codes.
What is Reconstruction.