History of education

John Dewey’s My Pedagogic Creed is written during a period when the industrial revolution was strong and rampant. The education system at the time seemed to be aimed at producing as many workers as possible to increase the wealth of the economy by teaching a specific set of curriculum that disregarded the child’s psychological and social needs. Dewey says that education is comprised of both psychological and social factors and that it can only be effective if these two factors are taught…

What is the purpose of a museum or a historic site? On the surface, many would indicate that it is education. Through his monograph, Upon the Ruins of Slavery: Slavery, the President’s House at Independence National Historical Park, and Public Memory, Roger C. Aden argues that the purpose of a museum is much more complex than that, and it varies from person to person. He examined the various processes and problems that occur in the creation of a historical site. Specifically, Aden examines…

Facts about the Achievement Gap”, author Diane Ravitch shows that privatization in the United States education system is a direct response to the achievement gap between white students and minorities. She is a “researcher of education at New York University” (prologue), and once served “in the U.S. department of education from 1991 to 1993” (prologue). Her personal experience in the field of education has shown that “privatization inevitably means deregulation, greater segregation, and less…

Firstly, child protection concerns must be assessed in a culturally appropriate way, in which indigenous communities should be involved in assessing child protection concerns in a culturally appropriate way, due to the fact that indigenous communities could identify where protection concerns stem from cultural differences and should not be read to indicate that a child is in need of protection. In creating a better future for Indigenous children requires acknowledging and addressing the impacts…

instructors mainly teaches students to develop their strengths of being independent and become mature adults. In 1916, Congress passed the National Defense Act to spread military education worldwide (Let 1 Student Textbook CH 1 Lesson 2). Ancient Greeks, feudal Europeans, and Japanese had their version of military education before JROTC was created (Let 1 Student Textbook CH 1 Lesson 2). A former Superintendent of the United…

e. Macrosystem Another layer within the ecological system which includes cultural values, laws, cultural customs and resources that affect experiences and interaction of inner level of the environment is macrosystem. There are different subcultures in the United States. Urban low-income communities, rural farming communities, and suburban middle-class communities describe three different macrosystems that may differ in their subcultural beliefs about, for example, child abuse. To put it another…

Roger Sipher. An associate professor of history at the State University of New York. Sipher weighs in on the factors leading to believe why American Education is in trouble. First, Sipher introduces the “present mandatory laws”, which force kids to attend school who have no desire to learn or be present. As a result, motivated students cannot receive a quality education. Another reason he feels that prevents the students from receiving a quality education is compulsory attendance. Compulsory…

When the Puritans came to America they strived on educating their children in a more proficient way. Better education would help enhance their way of living. There are many ways that the Puritan view of education is similar and different as to what we have today in America. There are similarities between the way that the Puritans viewed education and the way that Americans do today. Puritan students went to school first just as our students do today in order to prepare themselves for college.…

life or chemical equations to conclude if mixing two components will combust, after they have finished their education? Common core education does serve us in positive ways for educating our populus; the uses for core education gives us a standard level for students to reach and abide by. How many students reach that degree and retain that information though? Why not include more history, arts, and ways for people to express themselves and pursue a career they can be passionate about? Technology…

free. “The Latin word ‘liberalis.’ meaning “appropriate for free men,”” (History of a Liberal Arts Education) is the root of liberal arts. In the first days of a liberal arts education, the main focus was on grammar, rhetoric, and logic. These subjects taught skills that were important for civic duty, because “the main goal for free citizens of Greece and Rome was to participate in civic life” (History of a Liberal Arts Education). Later, the liberal arts went on to include arithmetic, geometry,…