Since the establishment of public schools in America, politics have played a major role in its development and evolution. Throughout different times and eras in our history, the public school system has served various pivotal purposes for as to the furtherance of our nation. From its basic beginnings as a nation-building instrument to its modern use as a means of furthering our children and elevating them to international standing within the world’s educational level, public education has long been a pivotal and integral facet of American society. The public school system was originally created with the intentions of mass schooling being used to help create unity within the new nation. Many of the founders agreed that there desperately needed
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These Native Americans had a distinctly different culture, language, and heritage than these new Americans, and because of that there was a divide between the two groups. One proposed solution to this dilemma was to “Americanize” the Indians and assimilate them into the popular culture of society. To do this, Indian children were sent to boarding schools that stripped them of their identity and forced them to leave their old life behind. The children were forced to cut their hair, abandon their old garments, and instead dress, act, and speak in the way of the white majority of the United States. Often times these boarding schools were located far away from the reservation, and the students were only allowed to visit with their families upon limited occasions. Though these schools were largely a failure, they were successful in establishing the fact that national solidarity is more important than individual wants and …show more content…
“The MCT2 consists of customized criterion-referenced language arts and mathematics assessments that are… in compliance with the requirements of the federal legislation No Child Left Behind Act of 2001” (“Mississippi Curriculum Test, Second Edition” 1). The MCT2 tests are administered to children in grades three through eight, and the results are utilized for the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System; they are particularly useful for the Achievement, Growth, and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Models. The results of these tests are used to provide information necessary for individual student achievement, as well as a standard for teacher accomplishment and school/district standings in comparison with one another in the
These Native Americans had a distinctly different culture, language, and heritage than these new Americans, and because of that there was a divide between the two groups. One proposed solution to this dilemma was to “Americanize” the Indians and assimilate them into the popular culture of society. To do this, Indian children were sent to boarding schools that stripped them of their identity and forced them to leave their old life behind. The children were forced to cut their hair, abandon their old garments, and instead dress, act, and speak in the way of the white majority of the United States. Often times these boarding schools were located far away from the reservation, and the students were only allowed to visit with their families upon limited occasions. Though these schools were largely a failure, they were successful in establishing the fact that national solidarity is more important than individual wants and …show more content…
“The MCT2 consists of customized criterion-referenced language arts and mathematics assessments that are… in compliance with the requirements of the federal legislation No Child Left Behind Act of 2001” (“Mississippi Curriculum Test, Second Edition” 1). The MCT2 tests are administered to children in grades three through eight, and the results are utilized for the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System; they are particularly useful for the Achievement, Growth, and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Models. The results of these tests are used to provide information necessary for individual student achievement, as well as a standard for teacher accomplishment and school/district standings in comparison with one another in the