Emma Hart Willard: Pioneering Geography Educator

What was the average amount of time Americans spent in school in 1800?

• four months and fifteen days

• four months and two days

• four months and zero days

• four months and twenty days

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember

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The doubling of school time by the 1840’s can be attributed to what according to the passage?

• economic prosperity

• longer summer months

• access to schools

• educational reforms

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember

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Rearrange the historical events in the sequence they took place.

• Willard developed a curriculum at Troy that included mathematics, science, philosophy, and geography.

• Her pupils established a network of schools to educate more women.

• Willard wrote geography textbooks with William Woodbridge and published an atlas.

• Willard's pedagogical model was widely adopted by other colleges, including all-men schools.

• Emma Hart Willard founded the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York.

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Which significant educational institution did Emma Hart Willard found in 1821?

• the first public school for girls in New York

• the Troy Female Seminary

• a women's college in Boston

• an international girls' school in Canada

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember

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The inclusion of which of these subjects at the Female Seminary would have been considered revolutionary at the time?

• mathematics, science, philosophy, and geography

• traditional subjects like knitting and sewing

• literature, dance, and music only

• physical education and home economics

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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Why did Willard strongly advocate the study of geography in the context of education?

• Studying geography was considered difficult and impractical.

• Geography was considered more important than mathematics.

• Geography was a secondary subject to be taught only if time permits.

• Geography laid the foundation for solid scholarship and critical thinking.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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How did Willard's approach to teaching geography differ from traditional methods at the time?

• She focused solely on global geography.

• She had her students draw maps of their own towns.

• She avoided using maps and atlases.

• She used only textbooks without any maps.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluate

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How did Willard place human geography into a historical context?

• by drawing detailed maps of every country in the world

• by providing detailed descriptions in her atlas.

• by including indigenous peoples and their movements in maps.

• by drawing maps of fantastical places.

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What ripple effects could Willard’s efforts have had on the American education system and society?

• Educated women ensured that future generations were educated too.

• Women of many more generations became self-sufficient.

• Educated women educated and empowered more women.

• Women’s education was different from that of how men were educated.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluate

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Suggest a title for the passage that reflects the effect Willard had on the American Education System.

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