Ch10: Educational History

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Dame schools were organized by a housewife teaching several children basic literacy and household skills in her home.

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A housewife would teach several children basic literacy and household skills in her home.

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Private venture schools are designed to provide an elementary education for children within the tenets of their faith.

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Schools designed to provide an elementary education for children within the tenets of their faith.

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The establishment of common schools was based on the need for a literate citizenry to maintain democracy.

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The need for a literate citizenry to maintain democracy.

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Friedrich Froebel is best known for developing the kindergarten educational innovation.

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Developing the kindergarten.

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Local control has been an enduring theme in American educational history.

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The constitution delegated the responsibility for education to each state.

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Public education is an essential theme in American educational history.

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Compulsory education for all students is required by every state.

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Horace Mann influenced teacher education by founding the first public normal school.

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Mann founded the first public normal school for training elementary teachers.

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John Dewey and the Progressive Education Association espoused principles regarding student development.

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A student’s development must be measured scientifically.

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The public comprehensive high school curriculum changed between the Civil War and World War 1.

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Classical languages gave way to modern foreign languages.

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Private schools endure in American education because they provide an alternative for any group that is dissatisfied with other forms of education.

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They provide an alternative for any group that is dissatisfied with other forms of education.