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Boston Latin School
This was the first public school to open in the United States.
11 Facts About the History of Education in America. (2017, January 18). -
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Cirriculum
The first public schools in the US did not focus on the core subjects that we have now, like math or literature. The focus was instead on religion, moralirty, and family.
The History of Education in America. (2018, August 21). -
Harvard College
The first college in the US was founded. This was mainly to prepare men for ministry as religion was important.
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Interest and Responsibility
The state began to have responsibility in the development and growth of secondary education.
History of American Education. (2019) -
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Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson was a firm believer in public education. He deciced it should be at the governments expense and for all children.
History of American Education. (2019) -
Young Ladies Academy
The Young Ladies Academy opened in Philadelphia. This was the first girls school.
American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. (2019, February 22). -
African American Education
The first primary school for black students opened in Boston.
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Mentally Disabled School
The first school for children with mental disabilities opens in Massachusetts. -
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Technological Devices
The 20th century brough countless tenchnological advancements to the school system. These include inventions such as the overhead projector and educational television for children (p187). -
Elementary Attendance
Every state in the US began to require that all children comeplete elementary school.
11 Facts About the History of Education in America. (2017, January 18). -
General Attendance
Public school attendance began rising. 3/4 children were in school during this time period. -
No More Segregation
School segreation ended after the Brown VS Board of Education case. The Super Court prohibited segregation after this. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson passed an act for his war on poverty that made it possible for impovered students to have equal education opprotunities.
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Bilingual Education
The Supreme Court decided that spanish speaking students should be given the right the bilingual education. This began with a group of Spanish students in in Texas. -
Title IX
This act prohibited gender discrimination in schools allowing girls to be involved in activites fairly and much more. -
EAHCA
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed by the US congress. This required public schools to accept funds that would go towards equal opprotunity education for mentally or physically impaired students.
GovTrack. (n.d.). Education For All Handicapped Children Act (1975 - S. 6). -
Microcomputers
In the 1980's, microcomputers became affordable and were used in classrooms. These were helpful in teaching basic skills with lots of practice. Many believed this was the beginning to the end of classroom instruction (p187). -
Nation at Risk
The "Nation at Risk" report demanded that students are taught about computers and how to use them across the country. This is when technology was beginning to expand fast (p190). -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind act demanded that students must be literate by the time they reach high school (p190). -
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Social Networking
The number of teens using social media sights has vastly increased. From 2006 to 2012, this number increased 26% and is even greater now, in 2019 (p189). -
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Email Use
Over the past decade, emails sent every day have increased from 12 billion to 247 billion. This can be seen in the classroom as email is so often used in teacher-student communication now (p188). -
NTEP
The "National Education Technology Plan" continued to reinforce teaching technology in school as a part of education and showed that it is not an easy task (p190). -
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Tablet Use
Tablet sales, such as iPads, for grades K-12 in schools have increased 340% between just 2011 and 2012. Different apps offered are making sharing and different activities readily accessible (p213). -
TPACK
Technology Pedagogical and Content Knowledge is a framework for enhancing learning. This is an exstention of PCK. It makes sense of content, pedagogy, and technology all intersecting when teaching. This figure from 2012 represents TPACK (p190). -
Racial Disparities
The US Census Report showed that racial seperation can even be seen in technology use. Asian household are most likely to use internet, while African American households are about 30% less likely to have internet access. This often effects education as much of it now is done through technology (p217).