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The Education System

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17th Century
first American schools in the 13 original colonies began
Boston Latin School
first public school in America
prep school
elite private preparatory schools; major feeders for Ivy League colleges
compulsory
required; mandatory; obligatory. School was compulsory in the colonies
common school
public school usually including both primary and secondary grades
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republican motherhood
idea that successful republics begin with virtuous women and families
literacy
having the ability to read and write; emphasized in early American schools
public schools
school maintained at public expense for the education of community children
1870
year by which all states had free elementary schools
normal school
(formerly) two-year certification course for teachers
Horace Mann
American education reformer; made statewide system of professional teachers
Blaine Ammendments
forbid tax money be used to fund parochial schools
parochial schools
primary or secondary private school supervised by a religious organization
Progressive Movement
reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th century
John Dewey
American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer

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