Midterm Essay 1 Throughout the development and transformation of the United States, numerous thinkers, cultures, and ideologically practices led to an alteration of education in the country. The delivery of education depended upon the time period and what major ideologically practice was dominating the society. Perhaps the first ideology to reach the United States was Calvinism. This was due to the Protestant Reformation, which ultimately led to the early colonization of North America in order to seek religious freedom. John Calvin, the father of Calvinism, built his ideology on the premise of having a moral relationship with God and to work hard to ensure a connection to capitalistic enterprise. Another ideology that caused a large shift
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Then Enlightenment also influenced philosophers to communicate revolutionary and innovative ideologies. One of those philosophers was John Locke and his conception of Liberalism. Classic Liberalism focuses on individual rights and a weaker central government. Thomas Jefferson was a supporter of classic liberalism. “Jefferson argued for ‘negative’ freedom, that is, freedom from government interference in the individual’s private life” (Tozer, p.63). Jefferson’s view of education differed greatly to Calvinism. Under Jefferson’s model of education, there was an importance of religion toleration. Young students would attend free elementary school to learn how to read, write, math the basic history of the western world. After three years of free schooling, students could pay to attend grammar schools which was a precursor to college. If a student completed both elementary and grammar schools, then the gaining of liberal arts degree was possibility for the wealthier students. Jefferson provided all students with free elementary schooling because he regarded all students as a blank slate. This caused Jefferson’s curriculum to be centered on the sciences and of inquiry. Another sizable aspect of his curriculum was the formation of new citizens, with an understanding of their effect on social, civic, and political institutions. The overall goal of Jefferson was to produce
Then Enlightenment also influenced philosophers to communicate revolutionary and innovative ideologies. One of those philosophers was John Locke and his conception of Liberalism. Classic Liberalism focuses on individual rights and a weaker central government. Thomas Jefferson was a supporter of classic liberalism. “Jefferson argued for ‘negative’ freedom, that is, freedom from government interference in the individual’s private life” (Tozer, p.63). Jefferson’s view of education differed greatly to Calvinism. Under Jefferson’s model of education, there was an importance of religion toleration. Young students would attend free elementary school to learn how to read, write, math the basic history of the western world. After three years of free schooling, students could pay to attend grammar schools which was a precursor to college. If a student completed both elementary and grammar schools, then the gaining of liberal arts degree was possibility for the wealthier students. Jefferson provided all students with free elementary schooling because he regarded all students as a blank slate. This caused Jefferson’s curriculum to be centered on the sciences and of inquiry. Another sizable aspect of his curriculum was the formation of new citizens, with an understanding of their effect on social, civic, and political institutions. The overall goal of Jefferson was to produce