education in colonial new england (1600’s) by: jordan white september 9, 2010 edu 224 v
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Education in Colonial New England (1600’s)
By: Jordan WhiteSeptember 9, 2010
Edu 224 V
http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/2009/08/puritan-party/
Colonial Education•Religion- Puritan• Home School •“Dame schools”•Apprenticeships•Latin Grammar School (1635)•Harvard College (1636)•Christopher Lamb’s School •“Pauper’s Oath”•The New England Primer (1690)
Harvard College: http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/pur19.jpg
Dame Schoolhttp://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/pur17.jpg
The New England Primerhttp://faculty.mdc.edu/jmcnair/Joe28pages/Schooling,%20Education,%20and%20Literacy%20in%20Colonial%20America.htm
Teachers in colonial time…were not just teachers
Latin Grammar Schoolhttp://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/pur18.jpg
Picture taken in Wessels library
http://www.nines.org/exhibits/Tollett_English_227
Differences in the Education of Boys, Girls, and Minorities
Boys:•Wealthy boys went to Latin Grammar School•Sent to Europe for higher education
Girls:•One – Two years of
school•Learned to read Bible•May learn to write name•Learned alphabet to stitch religious quotes•to Become good wife
and mother
Diverse Students:•Few religious groups created schools for
children of color•Blacks and Native Americans denied
education since 1619
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/revolutionary-war/colonies/colonial-ways.htm#young-ladies
http://community.learnnc.org/weblogs/partners/phe/
http://www.littlehouseneedleworks.com/colonial.html
Daily Life of a Student
• Christopher Lamb’s School– Read Testament aloud– Writing lessons– Examined to make sure
washed and combed– Ten minute prayer– Recited bible lesson
• Latin Grammar School– School day from 7am-5pm– Lunch typically from 11am-
1pm• Term Only four months out of
the year
http://sites.bergen.org/ourstory/Resources/Colonial_Life/ColonialLife-Main%20Page.htm
Effects on Education Today
• Religion in the classroom
• Massachusetts law of 1642
• Old Deluder Satan Law (1647)
• Education affected by economic class
http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/BE031404.html
http://www.sanford.org/
Works Cited
• Sadker, D. M., & Zittleman, K. (2008). Teachers, schools, and society: A brief introduction to
education (2nd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
• Elson, W. H. (1904). Religion, Education, Medicine. In History of the United States of America
(chap. X p. 206-208). New York: The MacMillan Company. Retrieved September 08, 2010,
from http://www.usahistory.info/colonial/education.html
• O’Neil, M. (n.d.). The New England Primer. Retrieved September 08, 2010, from
http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/neprimer.html
• Matzat, A. L. (n.d). Massachusetts Education Laws of 1642 and 1647. Retrieved September
09, 2010, form http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/masslaws.html
• Gelbrich, J. (1999). Section II- American Education Colonial America. Retrieved September
09, 2010, from http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/ed416/ae1.html