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This school was originated in England by Robert Owen and brought to the U.S. in the early 1800's. They were taught by women and designed for children 4 to 7 as the only education most would received before going into the factories.
What is Infant Schools
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How did Horace Mann, Henry Barnard, and Catherin Beecher help the common school movement achieve success?
What is: Establishing normal schools to further the training and education of teachers.
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She was the first woman to head a large city school system in the early 1900's and a dear friend and college of John Dewey's.
Who is Ella Flag Young
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Postwar, there was much critisism of the progressive education movement. What did Arthur Bestor, one of the main critics advocate for?
What is: Well defined subject matter disciplines and the development of the intellect as the primary goal for education.
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DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Which two states face the highest number of school not making AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress)?
What is California 97 and Kentucky 47.
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The first school of this type was opened in 1806 in New York City. These schools had hundreds of students who were instructed by one paid teacher with the help of student teachers or monitors.
What is a Monitorial School
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When and where did Ella Willard open the Troy Female Seminary?
What is 1821 in New York.
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In addition to teacher's having high class sizes and many being let go because of lack of school funding, how many schools closed nationwide during the Great Depression in 1934?
What is 20,000 schools.
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The postwar years and the decline of progressivism brought a push for higher academic standards. What early childhood education approach was revived in the 1950's?
What is the Montessori Movement.
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What was the major event during the last year of the 20th century that brought the nation’s attention the to the violence crisis in schools?
What is the Columbine Shooting.
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This school type is what we base today's form of education on. This was the first type of school in America that was state controlled and received funds from direct taxation. They were attended by all children.
What is the Common School
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With her strong support of common schools, she focused her attention on creating a corps of female teachers to staff the common schools.
Who is Catherine Beecher
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In 1896 who was an advocate of Child-Centered curriculum, curriculum which is learned through experience and explored by student problem solving.
Who is John Dewey
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What was happening to many of the high school students who were a part of the so-called high stakes testing process and who were being affected the most?
What is students were unable to graduate. The minority groups and the low-income students were greatly effected by this process.
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Who promoted the concept of universal literacy?
Who is Martin Luther
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Free school societies operated these types of schools for children of the poor in urban areas.
What is a charity school
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DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! A strong proponent of cultural independence, he believed the primary purpose of education should be focused on patriotism.
Who is Noah Webster
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Long answer x2 Thomas Jefferson was influenced by the philosophy that we all enter the world with our minds like a blank slate, how did this shape the early American view of education?
The goal of education is to promote the development of reason and ensure moral participation in government. Education should be provided to the public to fulfill our natural rights to freedom and liberty.
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In 1997 President Bill Clinton pledged 100 million dollars to help create 3000 more of these by the year 2000.
What is Charter schools
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Who thought Education should be guaranteed by the state?
Who is: Plato for educating boys and girls Aristotle for educating only boys Either answer will be accepted
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The purpose of these schools was to offer the rudiments of reading and writing to children who worked during the week.
What is Sunday School
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A cornerstone of Education Psychology was created by this man when he created a system that could give a number indicating the level of an individual's mental development. What was the name of the system and who created it?
What is the Intelligence quotient (IQ) by Lewis M. Terman.
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Name two factors that shaped the American education system during the common school movement.
What are: 1. Changing demographics (urbanization) 2. Demands of the working class (funding) 3. Social control 4. Frontier movement 5. Extended suffrage (white males) 6. Educational journals 7. Religious accomodations
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If a school only had 10 Native Americans and one didn’t show up for the testing and the rest that did show passed, would the school be labeled under-performing or would they pass? Why?
What is: They would be labeled under-performing because at least 95% of each subgroup must make AYP.
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Who provided the theoretical basis for early childhood education?
Who is Fredrich Frobel