Jason Atilano-Lopez

Professor. Christensen
Edu 201
October 12, 2017

Timeline
American Colony (1620-1750)
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
- Students attended elementary level to acquire basic skills to read scriptures.
- students from upper classes had opportunities to attend Latin grammar schools, given college
prep.
- Town schools created throughout colonies.
- School routine characterized by harshness and dogmatism.
CURRICULUM FOCUS
-Parochial Schools - based on religious beliefs.
-The Dane Schools - initial instruction for boys and schooling only for girls.
-Reading and Writing Schools – boys received an education beyond what was taught at the Dane
schools. Reading lessons were based on the bible.
-Latin Grammar School – Founded in 1635. To provide a pre-college education for the new
country’s future. Leaders – BOYS at age 7 or 8.
NATIONAL EVENTS
1642- Massachusetts Act – First school law in the colonies, parents may decide if their children
attend school, Law required each town to determine whether or not a child should read or write.
1647- Mandated the establishment and support of schools.
1648- Courts revised law, reminding town leaders that education is extremely beneficial.
1704- First school for African and Native Americans started by (EliasNeau) in NY, city.
1745- Arithmetic introduced.
Revolutionary Period (1750-1820)
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
- Education characterized by general decline of European influences in schools.
- Religious traditions continued to affect curriculum.
- Young countries need to develop agriculture, shipping, and influence the curriculum.
PEOPLE
- Benjamin Franklin – (1751) Designed and promoted Philadelphia academy. Old Latin grammar
school but more focus on English language.
- school is privately controlled and financed, but still supported by public funds.
Sarah Pierce – (female academy) – started with 2 students at her home and from there spread
nationwide and even out of the US.
- Curriculum emphasized on practical knowledge and skills.
- Female seminars – started in the 19th century for higher education and public service.
- (1821) Troy Seminary – First female college in the country.
THOMAS JEFFERSON PHILOSOPHY- viewed education of common people as most effective
means of preserving liberty he believed it was necessary in order to raise the mass of the people
to the high grand of my respectability necessary to their own safety and orderly government.
Education for African and Native Americans – Anthony Benezet – funded one of the best known
schools for African Americans in Philadelphia.
State Supported Common Schools (1820-1865)
1821- Boston English schools were renamed to “English high school”, First state supported high
school in the USA.
1837- Froebel developed child centered curriculum materials that were used in Kindergarten in
the USA and throughout the world.
1837- Horace Mann became secretary of the Massachusetts board of Edu. And began to improve
quality of schools.
1839- First Public Normal school opened in Lexington, Massachusetts.
1841- Horace Mann published a fifth journal report article in “The Common School Journal”.
1843- Mann published his seventh report.
1848- Mann resigned is BOE position.
1857 – National Education Association founded.
1860- Mc Guffey readers sold over 120 million copies.
1862- Morill Land – Grant Act, Colleges AG
Compulsory Education (1865-1920)
1837- Frederick Taylor created idea of kindergarten and created the first class.
1852- First state passed compulsory education.
1855- Margareth Schurz opened first US kindergarten in her home.
- 64% of 5-17-year olds attended public schools.
1860- Elizabeth Peabody opened first English-speaking kindergarten.
1865- African American leaders in Georgia formed education association.
1873- Susan Blow established first successful kindergarten. (12 in the country)
1879- 131 teachers working in 53 kindergarten classrooms.
1880- Booker T. Washington helped fund industrial schools for African Americans.
1892- NEA appointed its committee of 10.
1893- NEA now 15, Both committees make recommendations for secondary and elementary
curriculum.
1913- NEA appointed the commissions on the reorganization of secondary education to
reexamine secondary curriculum.
1916- American Federal of Teachers professionalized teaching and increased teacher salaries.
1920- 78.3% of 15-17-year olds attended public school.
Progressive Era (1920-1945)
1859-1952 John Dewey created a laboratory school for testing progressive principals.
1870-1952 Maria Montessori and Italian physician, who believed that children development
could be enhanced with mentally appropriate activities.
1875-1955 Mary Mclead Bethune was the spokesperson for African American educational
rights.
1924- Native Americans granted citizenship.
1929-1939 Great depression
1939-1945 World War 2
1944- GI Bill of Rights – provided millions of veterans with payments of colleges and
universities.
School policies included the punishment of students speaking Spanish in school. Efforts were
made to exclude certain groups for the purpose of preserving traditional culture.
1945 – Present
1954 – Brown v. Board of education, Chief Justice Earl Warren declared to segregate school
children.
1958- National Defense Education act, US office of education introduced new science, math,
modern languages. Today they call this (Title 3).
1965- Elementary and Secondary education, President Johnson’s great society program allocated
funds on poor people and school districts. Presidents Kennedy and Johnson gave money to war
of poverty. (Title 7).
Title 9- stated that no person from the US basis of sex be excluded from participation.
1975- education for all handicap children. Act, Free appropriate education, parents involved in
planning education programs for kids.
1983- Nation at risk.
1988- Paieda Proposal – strengthening core curriculum in high schools.
2002- NCLB Act- signed by George Rush
2007- National Assessment of Educational Progress, promoted achievement of students from
diverse, racial, cultural and social class groups.
POLICIES
- Back to Back Movement – increased teacher accountability.
Accountability of 1970’s- limited teacher instructional flexibility and extended evaluation
paperwork.