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Acronyms
100
a school in which the 3 r's (reading, writing, and arithmetic) were taught to neighborhood children by a women in their own home
What is dame school
100
American writer, publisher, scientist, inventor, and diplomat
What is Benjamin Franklin
100
a tiny 21 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch book containing 50-100 pages of alphabet, words, and small verses accompanied by woodcut illustrations
New England Primer
100
decision of 1896 which allowed state-sponsored segregation
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson
100
childhood disorder characterized by inattention, distractibility, impulsiveness, and /or excessive activity and restlessness
What is ADD/ADHD
200
lowest school giving formal instruction, teaching the rudiments of learning, and extending usually from 6-8 years
What is elementary schools
200
draft man of the Declaration of Independence, first secretary of state, second vice president, third president
What is Thomas Jefferson
200
school founded by Plato near Athens
What Academy
200
a public school usually including both primary and secondary grades but sometimes primary grades alone
What is common school
200
Students whose native language is not English and are learning to speak and write English.
What is ELL
300
School filled with all boys
What is English Classic School
300
people geared for different grade levels and paved the way for graded elementary schools
What is McGuffey Reader
300
consisted of an alphabet sheet covered by a thin, transparent cow skin
What is Hornbook
300
court ruled that taxes could be used to support secondary schools
What is Kalamazoo, Michigan Case
300
Term that is used to discuss sexual minorities
What is GLBT
400
a school for boys that could pay for their education
What is Latin Grammar School
400
Established the first state-supported normal school in Lexington, Massachusetts
Who is Horace Mann
400
replaced the New England Primer
What is American Spelling Book
400
one of America's first education acts, and it required that all towns of 50 or more families to provide an elementary school, where teachers were required to teach, not only reading and writing, but the bible as well
What is Old Deluder Satan Law
400
Specific program for each student. Must be revised yearly. Must include: statement of the student's current performance, description of the nature and duration of instruction services, overview of the methods of evaluation used to monitor progress
What is IEP
500
first public elementary school most in New England, taught basic skills and religion
What is Local School
500
Established normal school in Concord, Vermont (1823) to provide elementary school graduates with formal training in teaching skills
Who is Reverend Samuel Hall
500
a nineteenth-century federal law that required newly settled territories to reserve a section of land for schools.
What is Land Ordinance Act
500
was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education
500
Special needs students must be educated in a setting that most closely resembles a regular school environment while meeting their special needs.
What is LRE