2nd pd Early History of US Education Review

Benjamin Franklin founded the first ____ 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