2nd pd Early History of US Education Review

Benjamin Franklin founded the first (a)   during the Early National period.

Who started the concept of free public education for all during the Early National period?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Horace Mann

• Maria Montessori

• John Dewey

Which of these describes the expectations of teachers during the Early National period?

• involved in the community to make it better

• examples of good moral, religious character

• experts in their subject area

• they cleaned the school and visited the sick

What was the basis of the curriculum in the Early National period?

• religious studies based on the Bible

• vocational skills to use on the job

• core subjects with Christian principals and citizenship

• Latin and European history

What ideas did Mann come up with during the Common School period?

• free librar

• funding schools with taxes

• teachers shouldn't teach religion

• all of these

In the Common School period, how many African-Americans were able to read and write?

• most

• half

• some

• very few

Who was Friedrich Froebel?

• American

• German professor

• doctor from Iceland

• Russian professor

What did the McGuffey series teach primary kids? 

• moral lessons

• spelling

• history

• all of these

When was the Morrill Act (Land Grant College Act) enacted? 

• 2000

• 1953

• 1862

• 1700

Who created the Montessori Method, a method that includes sensory learning?

• John Dewey

• Akiyah Murray

• Precious Ross

• Maria Montessori