19th Century American Education
During the 19th century the most significant issues facing the American population were associated with the Industrial Revolution. Issues including poverty level wages, unchecked immigration, and abysmal working conditions. "Each of these issues would have to be faced and solved and the educational system revamped to meet the needs of the more commerce and industry-based society that was on the horizon."
19th Century American Schools
The United States was charactwrized by a wide variety of schools during the 19th century. There were toen seven chools that were found primarily in the Northern states, charity schools that were run by churches and philanthropic groups, and widely varying dame schools serving as small venues for l ocal education. Religious schools grew and academies flourished in the first half of the 19th century. During this time in the Sputh most of the educational mopportunities belonged to the wealthy, while most frontier children in the west did not even attend school.
"Both the classical educational system popular in the Northeast and the one-room schoolhouse approach adopted during the western frontier days were increasingly incapable of meeting the needs of the country."
Horace Mann
Categories of schools developed in 19th century America
Horace Mann was the champion of common schools and was widely regarded as champion of children in general.
Common Schools: The Commmon schools movement was first established in about 1830. Todays system of free public schools had its beginnings in the3 common schools movement. "Common schools were community supported elementary schools for ALL children established in a response to a variety od economic, social,and political factors. Common schools were widely debated with the fact that they caterted to everyone because previous schools primarily catered to wealthy males.
The common school movement made it possible for some african american children to be educated in pullic schools.
William Holmes McGuffey
The works of William Holmes McGuffey had the most significan t impact on what children learned in the 19th century not only in common schools but in other schools also.
Secondary Schools
"When the English Classical school opened for younf men in boston in 1821 bit marked the beginning of the public highschool." A coeducationalmhigh school was opened in 1838.
"Before the civil war, high schoolls were almost exclusively found in the North and always in cities."
In the aftermath of the civil war with reconstruction rapidly growing industrialization, economic growth spurred the establishment of more schools. Not just common schools butsecondary schools also.
Secondary schools
By 1850 highschools werr flourishing and had replaced academices by 1870. "In 1874 a case in the Michigan supreme court called The Kalamazoo case established that the legislature ccould tax for support of both common and secondary schools, propelling public highschool systems in every state."
KINDERGARTEN
Early childhood education developed after elementary and highschools (common and secondary). Johann Pestalozzi (1746-1827) developed the therory of child centered education and the concept of individual differences among children."
Friedrich Froebel
This paragraph is ready to hold stunning creativity, experiences and stories.
German educator Friedrich Froebel too nchild centered education even further. Froebel's curicculum encouraged chilodren to be creative and expressive. The first Kindergarten in the United States was established in 1860 in Boston." By 1873 Kindergarten had become a part of many school systems, and with establishment of not only kindergarten but also common and highschools there was a growin gneed for specially prepared teachers.
Teacher Preparation
The first normal school, a publically funded institution dedicated exclusively to preparing teachers was established in Lexington Massachusetts in 1839. Catherine Beecher and Horace Mann were instrumental when it came to making teacher preparation a priorityh in normal schools. The first of the specialty prepared teachers rarely encounterred children with disabilities, children of color, or chioldren of poor immigrants.
Children with disabilities
Educational opportuinites for children with disabilities were required to be separate from those children without disabilities. A few innovative schools were established in the 19th century for children with disabilities. Thomas Gallaudet established the first school for the deaf in Hartford, Connecticut.
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19th Century American Education
During the 19th century the most significant issues facing the American population were associated with the Industrial Revolution. Issues including poverty level wages, unchecked immigration, and abysmal working conditions. "Each of these issues would have to be faced and solved and the educational system revamped to meet the needs of the more commerce and industry-based society that was on the horizon."
19th Century American Schools
The United States was charactwrized by a wide variety of schools during the 19th century. There were toen seven chools that were found primarily in the Northern states, charity schools that were run by churches and philanthropic groups, and widely varying dame schools serving as small venues for l ocal education. Religious schools grew and academies flourished in the first half of the 19th century. During this time in the Sputh most of the educational mopportunities belonged to the wealthy, while most frontier children in the west did not even attend school.
"Both the classical educational system popular in the Northeast and the one-room schoolhouse approach adopted during the western frontier days were increasingly incapable of meeting the needs of the country."
Horace Mann
Categories of schools developed in 19th century America
Horace Mann was the champion of common schools and was widely regarded as champion of children in general.
Common Schools: The Commmon schools movement was first established in about 1830. Todays system of free public schools had its beginnings in the3 common schools movement. "Common schools were community supported elementary schools for ALL children established in a response to a variety od economic, social,and political factors. Common schools were widely debated with the fact that they caterted to everyone because previous schools primarily catered to wealthy males.
The common school movement made it possible for some african american children to be educated in pullic schools.
William Holmes McGuffey
The works of William Holmes McGuffey had the most significan t impact on what children learned in the 19th century not only in common schools but in other schools also.
Secondary Schools
"When the English Classical school opened for younf men in boston in 1821 bit marked the beginning of the public highschool." A coeducationalmhigh school was opened in 1838.
"Before the civil war, high schoolls were almost exclusively found in the North and always in cities."
In the aftermath of the civil war with reconstruction rapidly growing industrialization, economic growth spurred the establishment of more schools. Not just common schools butsecondary schools also.
Secondary schools
By 1850 highschools werr flourishing and had replaced academices by 1870. "In 1874 a case in the Michigan supreme court called The Kalamazoo case established that the legislature ccould tax for support of both common and secondary schools, propelling public highschool systems in every state."
KINDERGARTEN
Early childhood education developed after elementary and highschools (common and secondary). Johann Pestalozzi (1746-1827) developed the therory of child centered education and the concept of individual differences among children."
Friedrich Froebel
This paragraph is ready to hold stunning creativity, experiences and stories.
German educator Friedrich Froebel too nchild centered education even further. Froebel's curicculum encouraged chilodren to be creative and expressive. The first Kindergarten in the United States was established in 1860 in Boston." By 1873 Kindergarten had become a part of many school systems, and with establishment of not only kindergarten but also common and highschools there was a growin gneed for specially prepared teachers.
Teacher Preparation
The first normal school, a publically funded institution dedicated exclusively to preparing teachers was established in Lexington Massachusetts in 1839. Catherine Beecher and Horace Mann were instrumental when it came to making teacher preparation a priorityh in normal schools. The first of the specialty prepared teachers rarely encounterred children with disabilities, children of color, or chioldren of poor immigrants.
Children with disabilities
Educational opportuinites for children with disabilities were required to be separate from those children without disabilities. A few innovative schools were established in the 19th century for children with disabilities. Thomas Gallaudet established the first school for the deaf in Hartford, Connecticut.