Compulsory Education in the 19th Century
The foundations of education is an extensive subject that encompasses aspects such as education philosophy, policies and institutional trends. Horace Mann, had the conception that education should be universal, non-sectarian, free, and that its aims should be social efficiency. (Ellwood P. Cubberley, Public Education in the United States (1919), p. 167). In general the American people supported Mann’s ideals, however, even today education continues to be an opportunity that not everyone has. There are a considerable number of barriers preventing people from having access to the now compulsory education, monetary disadvantage is just one of them.
In the United States, education was first seen as an …show more content…
There were several programs to support limited populations, excluding african americans and women. There were people interested in providing access to education to these segregated and misrepresented groups. Therefore, schools for women were founded with very limited funding, which meant they were a possibility only for the few that could afford it. In the same way, several schools tried admitting black people, and during Reconstruction the Freedmen’s Bureau integrated by former african american slaves and white republicans helped open 1000 schools that follow the rules of …show more content…
With a diverse population of students with differents needs and interests, it is important to highlight that school settings, as they are today, are not for everybody.
After the compulsory education ruling, the rate of students dropping out of school increased considerably, because the school system was and is flawed. Student’s concerns such as unproductive and uninteresting classes, bullying, physical or learning disabilities, standardized testing that does not reflect intelligence or capacity, among others are not properly addressed.
Students such as myself believe that as we are the body of the schoolhouse we should have a say in decisions regarding our education. There’s great evidence that shows that attending secondary school in America, even in the 21st century, does not necessarily prepare you to be successful in college nor does it prepares you for the responsibilities of
The foundations of education is an extensive subject that encompasses aspects such as education philosophy, policies and institutional trends. Horace Mann, had the conception that education should be universal, non-sectarian, free, and that its aims should be social efficiency. (Ellwood P. Cubberley, Public Education in the United States (1919), p. 167). In general the American people supported Mann’s ideals, however, even today education continues to be an opportunity that not everyone has. There are a considerable number of barriers preventing people from having access to the now compulsory education, monetary disadvantage is just one of them.
In the United States, education was first seen as an …show more content…
There were several programs to support limited populations, excluding african americans and women. There were people interested in providing access to education to these segregated and misrepresented groups. Therefore, schools for women were founded with very limited funding, which meant they were a possibility only for the few that could afford it. In the same way, several schools tried admitting black people, and during Reconstruction the Freedmen’s Bureau integrated by former african american slaves and white republicans helped open 1000 schools that follow the rules of …show more content…
With a diverse population of students with differents needs and interests, it is important to highlight that school settings, as they are today, are not for everybody.
After the compulsory education ruling, the rate of students dropping out of school increased considerably, because the school system was and is flawed. Student’s concerns such as unproductive and uninteresting classes, bullying, physical or learning disabilities, standardized testing that does not reflect intelligence or capacity, among others are not properly addressed.
Students such as myself believe that as we are the body of the schoolhouse we should have a say in decisions regarding our education. There’s great evidence that shows that attending secondary school in America, even in the 21st century, does not necessarily prepare you to be successful in college nor does it prepares you for the responsibilities of