Education Reform

Jasmine Lucio, Juanita Mendez, Alex GordilloEducation Reform Pre-Reform:Originally students were taught by their parents Blacks were forbidden to learn to read and write in the South and rarely in the North19th century of kids never went to schoolIdea of public school began in 1840-1850

Taxation for EducationWealthy families funded most public schools(1825-1850) Strong support for tax supported educationLocal property tax to finance public educationFree education was important for democracySchools were very inefficient

Noah Webster(1758-1843)School Master of the Republic

Created the American Dictionary of 1828Wrote grammatical institute of the English languageBefore the Dictionary people wrote words anyway they wanted

Girls EducationWomen education was looked down upon because they believed they wouldnt be ready for marriageShould concentrate on- needlework- music- paintingSarah Pierce disagreed- created a school for girls- schools existed for 4 decades (1792-1833)- 3,000 students from 15 states

Horace Mann(1796-1859)Father of the Common School MovementBackground:Born in MassachusettsLawyer and Senator1837 - elected secretary of the Massachusetts board of educationPassion:Improving public schools became his life's workCommon School would be a great equalizer for societyStarted Common School Movement in Massachusetts

Manns six principles of educationCitizens cannot maintain both ignorance and freedomThis education should be paid for, controlled, and maintained by the publicThis education should be provided by the school that embrace children from varying background;This education must be nonsectarian;This education must be taught using tenets of a free society;This education must be produced by well trained, professional teachersReferenceLiberty for All by Joy Hakimwww.Boundless.comwww.Biography.comwww.Slideshare.net