Who
What
Where
When
Why
100

Who is considered the "Father of American Education?"

Horace Mann

100

In what city did public high school originate as an alternative to latin grammar school in 1821?


Boston

100

Where did certain students begin to prepare for the town school that were fee-based lower-elementary or primary schools that were typically held in a widowed or unmarried townswoman’s home?

Dame Schools

100

When did Native American children begin attending Massachusetts schools?

As early as 1650

100

Why did public high schools emerge in 1821?

Prepare for professions

200

Who were the two key figures from the “Friends of Education” who encouraged the expansion of public schooling?

Horace Mann & Henry Barnard

200

What disciplines came to replace harsh physical punishment for student misbehavior or failure to learn their lessons?


Affectionate discipline

Bureaucratic discipline

200

Where did the conflict begin with the Renaissance's religious influence on American education?

Transplantation to Colonial America

200

When did labor unions begin demanding free public education as a right for their children?


After 1825

200

Why were all New England teachers men at first?

They were preparing to be ministers.

300

Who were initially the teachers in New England?

Men

300

What was the common school movement that aimed to provide free education for all children in the 19th century?


tax supported public schools

300

Where did Horace Mann put his attention to create the common school movement?

Massachusetts

300

When did Massachusetts create the first state board of education?

1837

300

Why was school discipline so severe?

Teachers without classroom control were seen as failures.

400

Who toured the United States in the early 19th century and observed that it had fewer illiterates than anywhere else in the world?

Alexis de Tocqueville

400

In early colonial days, what determined the type of education a child received?


Race, wealth, gender

400

Where was substantial growth seen the most in their public school systems?

northern & mid-Atlantic states

400

When did regional differences in the early colonies lead to the development of distinct types of schooling, influenced by economy, religion, and government views?

1600's -1700's

400

Why did Puritans pass the 1647 law?

prevent Satan’s temptation through literacy

500

Who developed their own forms of education and cultural preservation despite the oppressive conditions of slavery?

African Americans

500

What were the four types of New England schools?

Elementary

Primary 

Latin Grammar

Academy

500

Where was state control of education rejected, and depended on a mixture of church-run and private schools for its educational opportunities?

The middle colonies

500

When did John Dewey begin to develop his philosophy of education?

mid-1890's

500

Why did wealthy New England families prioritize sending their sons to college rather than having them work?

To ensure future social status