Instructor Name: Karen Hatch Grade Level: Community College Content: The History of Elementary Education Objective: Learn

rn how elementary education cam e about in the United States The pros and cons of how the system has changes and how it affects the school system today

Materials: Those Who Can, Teach textbook pgs 326-335 Power Point Presentation

The History of Elementary Education

Power Point Presentation Colonial Origins Who was educated in the colonies during the 1600s? Define Dame School The 4 Rs (2-3 min)

New England, the South, and the Middle Colonies all developed different types of educational systems. New England Towns and District Schools Define town schools New England set the standard that if the parents would not educate their children, the government would Define district schools Who attended and what were conditions like? (2 min)

Education in the South How the size and proximity of estates and plantations affected how the South conducted school The use of private tutors Lack of concern for public education. Didnt feel the need to learn to read

Town governments established schools but administration delegated to a group or organization to collect tuition, hire/fire teachers and decide curriculum content (2 min)

Education in the Middle Colonies Composed of various religious and cultural groups that wanted to do their own thing Define Private Venture Schools Parents paid teacher directly. The teacher had a lot of say and influence (1 min)

Prior to the American Revolution Define Common School Define Universal Education Northwest Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 (1 min)

After the American Revolution Arguments against the common schools Victory of the common schools The numbers of students rose from 57% in 1870 to 75% in 1918 (1 min)

Other Developments in Elementary Education Kindergarten Curriculum changes Invention of automobile The Progressive Education Association (1 min)

Since WWII Rapid growth of kindergarten Not just learning from a single textbook Special Education programs rose by 83% National curriculum projects The gifted and disadvantaged students (1 min)

Conclusion

Review quickly Check for understanding Assign journal based on a historical time period and write what it would be like to be a teacher back then. Ex-Teacher during the Civil War Review (2-5 min) Assignment (15-20 min)