Timeline in Education

Genevieve Weems
Edu 202
Dr. Asherian
10/6/2016
1600s:Dame Schools
Private schools taught by
women in their homes.
It had a meager pay, but
for a fee the woman would
offer child care too.
The quality varied greatly.
1600-1700:Latin 1600-1800:Local Schools 1600-1900:Tutors
Grammar School Started in small town but Lived in people's homes and
Prepared wealthy men for expanded to cities. provided instruction.
college. Open to anyone who could Worked for room and board.
Curriculum of Latin and pay.
Greek. Taught basic skills and
Believed the height of religion.
civilization was the Roman
Empire.

The 1600’s

1635: Boston 1647: Old Deluder Satan 1687-1890: New

Latin Grammar Law had children learn to England Primer (the
School opened read the bible so they first real textbook)
could thwart satan. published.
1636: Harvard
College opened
1700s:Itinerant Schools 1700: English Grammar
Teachers carried school Schools
from village to village. Private schools.
They lived with those they Preparation for going into
taught. business, careers, and social
Fee was room and board. graces.
Some admitted white girls,
paving the way for girls
acceptance into schools.
1700-1800: Private
Schools
Used mainly in the middle
colonies.
Taught a variety of special
studies.
Parents payed for the school
they desired.
1700-1800: Academies
Combination Latin and English
grammar schools.
Along with the practical
courses, they also taught
history and the classics.
Some were college prep,
others were business prep.

The 1700’s

1740: South 1751: 1783: Webster’s

Carolina Opening of American spelling book
denies Franklin
education to Academy in 1785,1787: Land
blacks Philadelphia Ordinance Act,
Northwest Ordinance
1800-Present: High Schools
Require no tuition.
Governed by the public.
Extension of common schools.
Pre-college and career education.
The 1800’s
1821:Emma Willard’s Troy
Female Seminary School,
first secondary school for
girls.
First public high school
opens in Boston.
1823: First private normal
school opens in vermont
1827: Massachusetts
requires public high school
1830-Present: Common Schools
Required no tuition.
Open to all social classes.
By the 1900s Kindergarten was added.
Now called elementary schools.
Added pre-K.
1837: Horace Mann 1855: First 1862: Morrill 1874: Kalamazoo 1896: Plessy vs.
Becomes Secretary of Kindergarten in Land Grant case legalizes taxes Ferguson makes
the board of education U.S. College act for high schools. schools separate
in Massachusetts. but equal.
1839: First public
normal school opens
in Lexington,
Massachusetts.
 1909-Present: Junior High 1950-Present: Middle School 1991- Present: Charter
School Grades 5 to 8. School
Grades 7 to 9. High School preparation. Tax supported elementary and
High School preparation. secondary schools.
Free from the rules and
regulations that apply to public
schools.
Unique missions, strategies, or
curriculum.

The 1900’s

1972: Title IX prohibits sex

1909: First 1919: 1932: New 1950: Fish 1957:Sputnik leads
1944: G.I. 1964- discrimination at school.
Junior high Progressive Deal Middle school in to increased federal
Bill of 1965: 1975: Public Law 94-142,
school in education education Bay City, MI. funds.
Rights. Job Corps Education for All
Columbus, programs. programs 1954:Brown vs 1958:National
and Head Handicapped Children Act is
Ohio. Board of defense education
Start ase passed.
Education act funds math
funded. 1979: Cabinet-level
outlawed racial science and foreign
Department of education is
segregation. language classes
established.
 Now we have increased
school diversity and
competition through charter
schools, open enrollment,
and technological options.
We have also promoted
education goals, standards,
and testing.

The 2000’s

2011- present:
2001: No Child
Federal
left behind act
government
passed.
modifies NCLB
allowing states
greater freedom.

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