Early American Education System

The history and organization of educational systems in the United States covers the trends in educational philosophy, policy, institutions, as well as formal and informal learning in America from the 17th century. The first American schools in the thirteen original colonies opened in the 17th century. Boston Latin School is not only the first developed school but is also the oldest existing school in the United States. In Virginia most parents either home-schooled their children using peripatetic tutors or sent them to small local private schools. Historians point out that reading and writing were two important skills in the colonial era. Writing was mostly taught to boys, but some privileged girls as well. Education in early american history …show more content…
It is a teacher’s responsibility to keep his or her classroom neat and orderly. Teachers must contact their building principal if they need a substitute for any planned-ahead days for professional or personal leave. Lesson plans should NOT be left on a teacher’s desk or personally given to their substitute. That information should be given to the building secretary. It is also a teacher 's responsibility to see that the appropriate form is completed and returned to the principal upon their returning to school.
Teachers must pass the rigorous assessments, including four portfolio entries featuring teacher practice and six exercises that assess content knowledge. Trained teachers in the candidate’s certificate area review the assessments. All teachers are responsible for providing a high quality education to students and supporting the efforts of colleagues and their school as a whole to do the same. The schools responsibility is to make sure the student is safe at all times. It is also the school’s responsibility to make sure they keep a record of the students’ attendance. Also the school’s responsibility is to put students with a teacher they think will be right for that child. Its also the school’s responsibility of the students to provide transportation for the …show more content…
Teachers need to be able to make the students feel safe and secure while they are at school. Also, teachers need to be a person a child can talk to anything about and not feel uncomfortable talking about it. Teachers need to be supervised to make sure they are doing their job right. School’s should have evaluations where the principal goes around to every school and checks on the teacher to make sure that the teacher is doing exactly as directed, or maybe even teaching the right curriculum. Teachers are a big part of society and they play a huge role. Teachers impact many students lives daily, hourly, and secondly. Teachers have to go through many years of college and training to become what they are today. Many people say it looks easy, they do not see all the work behind coming a teacher, it’s more work than it looks. Next time you see a teacher, thank them for educating many students and thank them for also inspiring others to becoming teachers as