One hundred years ago school systems were nowhere near were they are today. The improvement of transportation, curriculum, and assessment helped school systems develop into what they are. In 1925 the Oregan School Case stated that students didn’t have to go to public school and were granted the right to choose a private one, in accordance with the 14th amendment of personal liberty. In the 1920s, the first school bus was invented, which gave a vast majority of children the easy access to education. The school busses were nothing like they are today; they used to be a simple carriage with horses. In 1929, Piaget published his theory of cognitive development, which introduced a whole new aspect to development and its relationship with education.
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Parents were unable to provide the basic necessities for their children, due to the lack of jobs. This resulted in malnourished children at school or no school for children at all. Furthermore, schools were also affected since there was no funding for the educational system. The United States saw an extreme decline in education when the public schools shut down entirely in 1933; statistics show a two to three million drop in students. Some schools in rural areas continued with no electricity or water and after students finished middle school, they would quit and work on their family farm. With so many struggles, there were few improvements in the educational system. By the end of the thirties, the first intelligence scale was developed which introduced the concept of “deviation IQ” called the “The Wechsler Adult Intelligence School”. It is still used today in United States to help understand students who would need special education. After a decade of suffering from the great depression, education became more important in rural and urban areas. Primary and secondary education got funded properly making the education more accessible. Unfortunately, when the United States entered the war in 1941, all resources went towards the war; young men quit school to enlist along with teachers. Education took a positive turn when FDR signed the G.I. Bill of Rights. WWII veterans took advantage of this bill, more …show more content…
Prior to 1972, children with disabilities were deprived of education because of the high cost of educating them. However, in 1972, the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children( PARC)Vs Commonwealth case ruled that saving funds was not a legitimate goal when so many students remained uneducated. Therefore, the court set requirements for schools to enroll children with disabilities. Another landmark legislation occurred that year, called the “Indian Education Act”. This act recognized that American Indians have unique cultural, educational and linguistic needs that must be acknowledged in school. The original act has been retained with the latest revision occurring in the “ No Child Left Behind Act”. Though education was offered to both African- American and Whites post the Civil War period, there was a huge difference in the quality of education between the two classes. Earlier the law had proposed that education for African -American and Whites would be equal but segregated. This segregation resulted in a huge gap in quality of education between the two communities. The African-American belonged to the low economic groups, resulting in poor school district with insufficient resources. This resulted in their low enrollment rates in colleges and higher education. Thankfully, this segregation didn’t hold up, and the public slowly but surely
Parents were unable to provide the basic necessities for their children, due to the lack of jobs. This resulted in malnourished children at school or no school for children at all. Furthermore, schools were also affected since there was no funding for the educational system. The United States saw an extreme decline in education when the public schools shut down entirely in 1933; statistics show a two to three million drop in students. Some schools in rural areas continued with no electricity or water and after students finished middle school, they would quit and work on their family farm. With so many struggles, there were few improvements in the educational system. By the end of the thirties, the first intelligence scale was developed which introduced the concept of “deviation IQ” called the “The Wechsler Adult Intelligence School”. It is still used today in United States to help understand students who would need special education. After a decade of suffering from the great depression, education became more important in rural and urban areas. Primary and secondary education got funded properly making the education more accessible. Unfortunately, when the United States entered the war in 1941, all resources went towards the war; young men quit school to enlist along with teachers. Education took a positive turn when FDR signed the G.I. Bill of Rights. WWII veterans took advantage of this bill, more …show more content…
Prior to 1972, children with disabilities were deprived of education because of the high cost of educating them. However, in 1972, the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children( PARC)Vs Commonwealth case ruled that saving funds was not a legitimate goal when so many students remained uneducated. Therefore, the court set requirements for schools to enroll children with disabilities. Another landmark legislation occurred that year, called the “Indian Education Act”. This act recognized that American Indians have unique cultural, educational and linguistic needs that must be acknowledged in school. The original act has been retained with the latest revision occurring in the “ No Child Left Behind Act”. Though education was offered to both African- American and Whites post the Civil War period, there was a huge difference in the quality of education between the two classes. Earlier the law had proposed that education for African -American and Whites would be equal but segregated. This segregation resulted in a huge gap in quality of education between the two communities. The African-American belonged to the low economic groups, resulting in poor school district with insufficient resources. This resulted in their low enrollment rates in colleges and higher education. Thankfully, this segregation didn’t hold up, and the public slowly but surely