The American Colonial Period
Who is someone who learns a skilled trade by watching and helping an expert in that trade
An apprentice
____________ began to play less of a role in education
Religion
The first public state-supported schools were called...
common schools
What is it called with African-American students are unable to attend the same school or classes with whites?
Segregation
What is a flat wooden board with a handle that has a sheet of paper with the alphabet, roman numerals, and a prayer.
A hornbook
South
This organization was used to fight for pay, status and working conditions for teachers.
Labor Union
What are the schools in the colonies where students were taught by women in their own homes?
Dame School
__________ introduced a public system of education and wanted all elementary schools to be free.
...was a German educator who developed the idea of kindergarten
Friedrich Froebel
Was an educational philosopher & psychologist who had influence on what was taught and how.
John Dewey
Teacher were looked at like society leader. What are 4 things they couldn't do?
Drink, smoke, date or marry
What are 3 advanced classes that men took?
A series of books that taught moral lessons along with reading, spelling, and other subjects
McGuffey's Reader
A method of learning that focuses on children using all their senses while learning.
Montessori Method
What are 3 reasons the Europeans came to new land?
Education opportunities, economic opportunities, religious freedom, some were simply adventurers
If girls received additional education, it was often through...
a tutor at home or in all girl schools
Also known as the Land-Grant College Act, gave federal land to establish colleges in every state
The Morrill Act
The Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 established federal funds to create and support
CTE/Career & Technical Education