SOC224H5 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Guide: Progressive Education, Summative Assessment, Rotary System
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Provinces were not responsible for creating or managing the school system. Schools not seen as necessary bc canadian economy was focused on agriculture. Children were useful bc they could work on the farm - they can contribute to the far. The more kids you have the more workers you have. Wasn"t until mid 19th century that provinces had to establish a school system in the. Only some children attended these schools not all. The kids who did go to school, would only go to school if their labour was not neede. Other forces shaping the development of the education system: Had to learn a new set of skills that was required for the factory work th. People were concerned with what children were doing if they werent wo. Immature, innocent, imaginative, need something to do, need guid farm the province eded on the farm rk that was increasing t working guidance, etc.
