History of Education Quiz #2

What led to the feminization of the teaching profession in the mid-nineteenth century?

• Expansion of the railroad system

• Industrialization and immigration

• Growth of the stock market

• All 3 answers are correct

Who believed that women are more suited to be teachers than men?

• Margaret Sanger

• Horace Mann

• Cyrus Peirce

• Catharine Beecher

What did the Littleton School Committee in Massachusetts argue in 1849?

"God seems to have made woman peculiarly suited to guide and develop the infant mind, and it seems...very poor policy to pay a man 20 or 22 dollars a month, for teaching children the ABCs, when a female could do the work more successfully at one third of the price." 

• Women could teach more successfully at a lower cost

• Men were better suited to teach children the ABCs

• Women should not be allowed to enter the teaching profession

• Teaching should be limited to men only

What was the impact of Normal Schools on teacher training?

• Led to the closure of many schools

• Reduced the quality of teacher training

• Provided teachers with stimulating and demanding teacher preparation courses

• Increased the number of unqualified teachers

What did the entry of women into the teaching profession lead to?

• Women being the majority of teachers to this day

• The decline of education quality

• The exclusion of men from teaching

• The closure of many schools

What did the Puritan culture believe about children?

• Children were a burden and should be left to fend for themselves

• Children were angels and did not require education

• Children were naturally good and did not need any guidance

• Children were born evil and had to be taught how to not sin

By the 19th century, how had the views of children changed over time (after the Puritans)?

• Children were seen as innocent little creatures, no longer "imps of Satan"

• Children were angels and did not require education

• Children were naturally good and did not need any guidance

• Children were born evil and had to be taught how to not sin

What did the new businesses and industries in America leave open in the mid-nineteenth century?

• Vacancies in government offices

• Jobs in the agricultural sector

• Opportunities for men to become teachers

• Thousands of teaching positions

What did the promotion of women as teachers mean for females in the 1800s?

• They were forced to work in factories

• They were excluded from the workforce

• They were limited to low-paying jobs

• They could hold a "high and honorable" profession that would allow them to provide for themselves

What did the impact of Normal Schools lead to in the 20th century?

• A decrease in the quality of teacher training

• The closure of Normal Schools

• Education courses increasingly moved into regular colleges and universities

• A shortage of qualified teachers