EDT 265 Lecture 1: Beginning of education
12 Mar 2017
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In the 1600s: early colonial education began at home. Schooling was all about puritan values; very formal and religious. Dame schools: run by women in their homes and children"s parents paid for their child to attend. Latin grammar schools: first opened in 1635 and were more for the upper social class. Harvard grew out of one of these grammar schools. 1647: old deluder satan act: every town of at least 50 households must hire a teacher to teach reading and writing. Every 100 households needed a grammar school. Wanted children to read the bible to banish satan. 1700s: effort to consolidate schools and make education a requirement. Land ordinance act: set aside land for the development of school buildings in. Thomas jefferson: believed education was necessary for democracy(no cost schooling) Benjamin franklin: advocate for public librarieswanted everyone to have equal access to education. 1751: established the academy which was a private school for gifted students.
