Christopher Perrin wrote a new post, Blog Post 1: Learning goals and...
The history of education is important because it highlights the ways in which different generations of students have been taught, and therefore the worldviews, biases, and narratives that informed...
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As covered in previous reading, the majority of Americans in the Colonial period did not receive much or any formal education. The exception to this rule was the New England colonies, which promoted...
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Archives: How do archives stay relevant in the “internet age”? I am not questioning whether archives are important, but I’d like to know what in particular makes them unique or more valuable than, say,...
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Based on the chapters by Kaestle, his historical question is: did the common school movement exist to create good citizens, or to maintain social order? In “Ideology of Antebellum Common -School...
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Can a parallel be drawn between the denial of education for African Americans described by Moss and limits on education during Jim Crow and segregation? Was mid-19th century education essentially an...
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In his essay, “What is College for?” Gutting argues that college exist not so much to educate students but “to nourish a world of intellectual culture; that is, a world of ideas, dedicated to what we...
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Two topics to explore: 1. Education and Reform in the Progressive Era 2. Evolution of the American college experience from 1800-1980
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According to Patterson, the central American creed concerning education was “equality and justice for all.” In relation to segregation, this belief was often in conflict with the principle of “separate...
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-Have a basic understanding of major events, moments, and historical figures in American history. There will be refreshers, but you should have a general grounding in the topic before beginning the […]
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