Educational Reforms th of the 19 Century By: Ilka Knoke and Will Smith Reason for Reform By 1830 no states had a system of public education. A new.
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Slide 1
Educational Reforms
th
of the 19 Century
By:
Ilka Knoke
and Will Smith
Slide 2
Reason for Reform
By 1830 no states had a system of public
education.
A new belief arose about the innate capacity of
every person and the job of society to tap into
that capacity.
A new desire also arose that wanted to expose
students to stable social values in order to resist
instability.
Slide 3
Horace Mann
Horace Mann was the first secretary of the
Massachusetts Board of Education (est. 1837)
Mann believed that education was the only way
to counterwork the idea of domination of the
capital, the servility of labor, and it was the only
way to protect democracy.
Slide 4
Horace Mann (cont.)
Mann also founded “The Common School
Journal” which targeted the public school and
its 6 problems:
1.) The Public should no longer remain ignorant.
2.) Such education should be paid for, controlled, and sustained by an
interested public.
3.) This education will be best provided in schools that embrace children
from
a variety of backgrounds.
4.)This education should be non-sectarian (not based on race or ethnicity).
5.)This education must be taught by the spirit, methods, and discipline of a
free society.
6.)This education should be provided by professional, well-educated teachers.
Slide 5
Methods of Reform
Horace Mann reformed the Massachusetts
school system by:
- lengthening the school year to 6 months
- doubling the current teachers salaries
- introducing new curriculum
- introducing new professional training for
teachers
Slide 6
Other Key Figures and Dates
Henry Barnard assisted in producing a new
educational system in Connecticut and Rhode
Island.
In 1835, Pennsylvania passed a law allowing
state funds for the support of universal
education
William Seward, the governor of New York,
promoted more support for public education
throughout New York in the 1840’s
Slide 7
Impact on the 1800’s
American Indians started being seen as
“civilized” if they could be taught the ways of
the white world through education.
By the Civil War the U.S. had one of the highest
literacy rates of any nation in the world.
- 94% of the population of the north
- 83% of the White population in the south
Slide 8
Impact on the Future
The educational reforms of the 1800’s laid the
groundwork for making public education
available to all people.
They also put the practice into effect of taxsupported public schools.
And they allowed for teachers to be better
educated in order to educate the students in the
best way possible.
Slide 9
Educational Reforms and
Jacksonian Democracy
Both believed in giving more power to the
common man:
- Jacksonian Democracy focused on giving every man
an equal opportunity in both government and life.
- The Educational Reforms believed in giving better
education to the common man so they could make
decisions of how they wanted to live.
Slide 10
Educational Reforms and the
2nd Great Awakening
Both had the belief of everyone having an equal
opportunity:
-
-
The 2nd great awakening believed in giving equal
opportunity to every man whether or not they were
rich or poor.
The Educational Reforms believed in equipping
every man, beside their social status or wealth, with
the education that would give them an equal
opportunity of prosperity.
Slide 11
Educational Reforms and
Transcendentalism
Both believed in individualism and self reliance:
-
-
Transcendentalist believed that every man could be
self dependent and not follow the footsteps of
others.
The Educational Reforms suggested that people get
an education so that they could depend more on
themselves instead of others in order to prosper.
Educational Reforms
th
of the 19 Century
By:
Ilka Knoke
and Will Smith
Slide 2
Reason for Reform
By 1830 no states had a system of public
education.
A new belief arose about the innate capacity of
every person and the job of society to tap into
that capacity.
A new desire also arose that wanted to expose
students to stable social values in order to resist
instability.
Slide 3
Horace Mann
Horace Mann was the first secretary of the
Massachusetts Board of Education (est. 1837)
Mann believed that education was the only way
to counterwork the idea of domination of the
capital, the servility of labor, and it was the only
way to protect democracy.
Slide 4
Horace Mann (cont.)
Mann also founded “The Common School
Journal” which targeted the public school and
its 6 problems:
1.) The Public should no longer remain ignorant.
2.) Such education should be paid for, controlled, and sustained by an
interested public.
3.) This education will be best provided in schools that embrace children
from
a variety of backgrounds.
4.)This education should be non-sectarian (not based on race or ethnicity).
5.)This education must be taught by the spirit, methods, and discipline of a
free society.
6.)This education should be provided by professional, well-educated teachers.
Slide 5
Methods of Reform
Horace Mann reformed the Massachusetts
school system by:
- lengthening the school year to 6 months
- doubling the current teachers salaries
- introducing new curriculum
- introducing new professional training for
teachers
Slide 6
Other Key Figures and Dates
Henry Barnard assisted in producing a new
educational system in Connecticut and Rhode
Island.
In 1835, Pennsylvania passed a law allowing
state funds for the support of universal
education
William Seward, the governor of New York,
promoted more support for public education
throughout New York in the 1840’s
Slide 7
Impact on the 1800’s
American Indians started being seen as
“civilized” if they could be taught the ways of
the white world through education.
By the Civil War the U.S. had one of the highest
literacy rates of any nation in the world.
- 94% of the population of the north
- 83% of the White population in the south
Slide 8
Impact on the Future
The educational reforms of the 1800’s laid the
groundwork for making public education
available to all people.
They also put the practice into effect of taxsupported public schools.
And they allowed for teachers to be better
educated in order to educate the students in the
best way possible.
Slide 9
Educational Reforms and
Jacksonian Democracy
Both believed in giving more power to the
common man:
- Jacksonian Democracy focused on giving every man
an equal opportunity in both government and life.
- The Educational Reforms believed in giving better
education to the common man so they could make
decisions of how they wanted to live.
Slide 10
Educational Reforms and the
2nd Great Awakening
Both had the belief of everyone having an equal
opportunity:
-
-
The 2nd great awakening believed in giving equal
opportunity to every man whether or not they were
rich or poor.
The Educational Reforms believed in equipping
every man, beside their social status or wealth, with
the education that would give them an equal
opportunity of prosperity.
Slide 11
Educational Reforms and
Transcendentalism
Both believed in individualism and self reliance:
-
-
Transcendentalist believed that every man could be
self dependent and not follow the footsteps of
others.
The Educational Reforms suggested that people get
an education so that they could depend more on
themselves instead of others in order to prosper.