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The Committee of Ten
The National Education Association set forth guidelines of how and what to teach through the rest of the late 1800's. Standards were set on specific lessons for each grade such as American History for the 7th grade and so on. Modern History was also heavily emphasized due to the influence of James Harvey Robinson, who ideas on history quickly evolved. -
The AHA committee of Seven
The American Historical Association in turn created their own panel of experts and historians that created another set of guidelines for secondary schooling that included ancient, world and American history. The committee also recommend a full four years of history to prepare students for college and their careers. -
The 1916 NEA Committee on Social Studies
The committee realized citizenships as a key factor that needed to be learned in the social sciences. This was largely influenced by the findings of Thomas Dewey and his experiments. The committee saw social sciences as an overarching umbrella that helped students understand the processes of society. -
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New Social Studies
This marked the shift into a social sciences that was less about piling on the information and rather instead, focused on important generalizations and concepts from history and interpreting them. Yet, through this time, many teachers refused this new way of teaching and stuck to the textbooks and papers. -
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Modern History
This change was marked by gradual adjustments and small changes tweaking the way that we learn the social sciences today by developing ever changing standards and objectives set forth by organizations such as the NEA and AHA. Emphasis was also put on the understanding of history and the things that we can learn from studying subjects and analyzing them.